Simple Daal (lentils) recipe

This is a quick and easy recipe for a filling but light meal.
you can make it as soup (add more water) or on top of rice, or with naan/roti.

1 Cup of Daal (lentil) (any will do)
3 Cup Water
1 tsp Chili Powder
1 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Gram masala
2 cloves of garlic (chopped)
small chunk of ginger (chopped)
1 medium tomato (chopped)

1 tsp cumin seeds
1 cinnamon stick (optional)
1 black cardomon (optional)
half a onion (chopped)

some oil
fresh coriander to garnish

Right, bring the 3 cups of water to the boil, then Add Lentils, garlic, ginger, tomato, gram masala, turmeric powder and chili powder.
Mix for a few min, then leave to simmer for 20min or until lentils are done.
For a more creamy soup, add more water and cook for longer.
Now chop up the onion and fry with the cumin seeds, until onions are brown. Then add it to the Daal.
Add coriander.

serve and enjoy :)

easy philipino chicken soup

1 chicken in pieces
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 soy sauce
5 cloves of garlic (minced or mashed)
1/2 cup water
2 bay leaves
1 tsp of black peppercorns
1/2 tbsp brown sugar

Step 1: in a pan, combine the meat, garlic, bay leaves and peppercorns. Pour in vinegar - Do Not Stir.
Step 2: bring to boil, stir and turn meat, simmer for about 10 mins.
Step 3: stir in soy sauce, sugar and water. simmer till meat is tender, add more water if it is drying out or you want more sauce.

4: (Optional) Pan fry meat very breifly, just to brown the outside, and then put back in to the sauce/soup.
5: (Optional) Add some thickener like cornstarch (or porridge oats) dissolved in water. then add in to the sauce.
6: (Optional) Add carrots, peas, sweetcorn.

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