Yum Yum, Dal (Daal)

One time, when I live in Indiana, I was taken to an Indian restaurant.
I absolutely hated it.
I couldn't believe that people actually ate that food.
I refused to ever eat it again.
Then I moved to Germany, met a girl named Hina (she's Indian if you can't tell by her name) who cooked Dal for me, and I started to question my hatred for Indian food.
It just happens that Hina and her husband moved to Raleigh about 6 months before we did.
They managed to get me to try another Indian restaurant that turns out was amazing!
Wholly crap have I been missing out all these years!
Hina gave me her Dal recipe and I now cook it almost once a week.
It one of the best versions of clean eating I have came across.
Just look at the ingredients.
You can tweek the recipe and add what you want.
The original recipe doesn't call for celery and carrots but I figured I'd pack as much goodness into it as I can.
Hina mentioned she added Kale to it once also and it was yummy.
The best part about this recipe is that it's even better the next day.
Cook some rice to add to it or just eat it plain, up to you.
I just hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Thanks Hina!

Ingredients

Boiling Beans

Vegetable mixture

Final product, YUMMY!

Ingredients
-250g red lentils (a little more then a cup)
-olive oil
-2tbs brown mustard seeds (rye)
-1 large red onion diced
-2-3 cloves minced garlic
-celery
-carrots
-1/2tsp ground turmeric
-1tsp ground coriander
-1tsp chili powder (if don't like it spicy then use 1/2tsp)
-2tbs minced ginger
-1c diced tomatos
-2 tbs cilantro
-1tsp salt (can add up to 1 1/2tsp)
Juice of 1 lime

Directions
Fill 3-4qt saucepan 3/4 way full of water.  Add lentils and boil on medium heat for 1hr.
In large frying pan heat oil(maybe 2tbs, enough to cook the vegetables) and brown mustard seeds, cover.
After mustard seeds start "popping" for several seconds remove from heat
Add onion, garlic, ginger, celery, and carrotts and return to medium heat(add more oil if needed)
Saute until soft
Add chili powder, corriander, and tumeric. Stir till mixed
Add tomoatos and let saute till everything is soft
Once lentils have finished boiling add the contents of large frying pan to lentils
Add salt, cilantro, and juice of one lime
Let mixture boil to desired thickness
Add more salt if needed

Peace out,
Shelby