Reply #15: Thanks for this

[cemaphonic]

I've been trying out a bunch of different dal recipies lately, and this one looks very good. I'll probably use yellow lentils, since I haven't been able to find any hulled mung beans (& don't like the texture that the shells give).

For anyone interested in Indian cooking, frying cumin seeds (I usually use some mustard and fenugreek seeds too) in oil as the first step really does make a huge difference. My attempts at Indian food improved a lot when I started doing this instead of just using the ground spices. And it smells so good too.