Indian Potato Curry with Toor dhal on rice w/ Chicken

I was in Chapters over my lunch hour last week checking out some different books when I passed by the cook book section. Normally I just search for recipes online but there were a number of books on sale for $10. I was mostly interested in the books that had root vegetables in them as it's hard to come up with different ideas for potatoes and beets, and I always end up just making the same things. From this book comes tonight recipe for "Indian Potato Curry with Toor dhal". I added the chicken :)

This one was a little weird for me as it's the first recipe that I've made in the longest time that didn't call for me to saute onions first. I love to saute onions by the way!

Ingredients:

1 3/4 - Cups of Yellow Lentils (I only had green and all the grocery stores were closed because it was a holiday)

3 - Tbsp Vegetable Oil

1/2 - Tsp Mustard Seeds

1/2 - Tsp Fenugreek Seeds

1 - Tsp grated Ginger

1 - Tsp crushed Garlic

1 - Tsp Chili Powder

1 1/2 - Tsp Coriander

1/2 - Tsp ground Turmeric

4 - Tomatoes, skinned and chopped

1 - Tsp Salt

1 1/2 - lbs Potatoes cut into 1-inch pieces

Ingredients to Serve:

2 Tbsp - Freshly chopped Cilantro

1/2 Tsp - Garam Masala

Basmati Rice

Chicken

Directions:

Wash the lentils well in several changes of water. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over low heat. Add the mustard and fenugreek seeds.

When they begin to pop, stir in the ginger and garlic, and fry for 30 seconds.

Add the chili power, ground coriander, turmeric and fry for another 30 seconds.







Add the tomatoes and lentils, cover with 2 1/2 cups of water, add salt and bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20 - 30 minutes or until the lentils are soft
 

Add the Potatoes and simmer over low heat for another 10 - 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.

Sprinkled with chopped cilantro, Garam Masala. put over top of Basmati Rice

It tasted okay but I wanted something more. I ended up topping it with Chicken and Tamarind Sauce for some added flavor!