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Healthy lentil dip is lemony, smooth, creamy, and perfect for a nutritious and satisfying snack. Learn how to make garlic lentil dip recipe | Indian red lentil dip | garlic masoor dip | healthy lentil dip |

This garlicky red lentil dip is your new hummus! This easy spreadable is quick, easy to prepare, with delicious and spicy flavors. Served with raw veggies or pita bread, it’s the ultimate party food made healthy!

Quick-to-cook tender red lentils absorb the deep garlic flavour in this Indian red lentil dip, which is pepped up with a dose of lemon juice, a subtle infusion of cumin, and a blast of chilli powder. To enjoy some snappy fun, serve the garlicky lentil dip with raw veggies or bread sticks.

Tips to make garlic lentil dip recipe: 1. Add 1/4 cup water. This will get the correct consistency to the dip. 2. Garlic lentil dip can be stored in the fridge and used as a healthy tiffin box snack in the office with carrots and cucumber.

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Garlic Lentil Dip, Healthy Indian Red Lentil Dip recipe - How to make Garlic Lentil Dip, Healthy Indian Red Lentil Dip

Preparation Time:    Cooking Time:    Total Time:     1Makes 1 cup (14 tbsp )
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Ingredients

For Garlic Lentil Dip
3 medium sized garlic (lehsun) cloves
1/2 cup masoor (whole red lentil) , soaked for 3 hours and drained
salt to taste
2 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp roasted cumin seeds (jeera) powder
1 tsp chilli powder
2 tsp olive oil

For Serving With Garlic Lentil Dip
 bread sticks
Method

For garlic lentil dip
    For garlic lentil dip
  1. To make garlic lentil dip, roast the garlic cloves on a slow open flame, with the help of a pair of tongs, till they are done. Peel the garlic cloves and keep aside.
  2. Combine the masoor, salt and 1½ cups of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
  3. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Strain the masoor. Keep aside.
  4. Combine the masoor, garlic, lemon juice, cumin seeds powder, chilli powder, olive oil, 1/2 cup water, salt to taste and blend in a mixer till smooth.
  5. Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  6. Serve the garlic lentil dip chilled with bread sticks.

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what is garlic lentil dip made of?
  1. what is garlic lentil dip made of? Indian red lentil dip is made from cheap and easily available ingredients in India such as 3 medium sized garlic (lehsun) cloves (unpeeled),  1/2 cup masoor (whole red lentil) , soaked for 8 hours and drained, salt to taste, 2 tsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp roasted cumin seeds (jeera) powder, 1 tsp chilli powder and 2 tsp olive oil. See below image of list of ingredients for garlic lentil dip.

how to soak and drain masoor dal
  1. This is what masoor looks like.
  2. Put the masoor dal in clean water.
  3. Wash the dirt off with your hands.
  4. Cover and soak for 3 hours.
  5. Masoor after 3 hours soaking.
  6. Drain.
  7. Soaked and drained masoor ( whole red lentil ).

benefits of masoor
  1. Whole masoor, a member of the legume family, is a very good source of cholesterol-lowering fibre. It helps lower cholesterol, and is also beneficial in managing blood-sugar in diabetics disorders since the high fibre content prevents blood sugar levels from rising rapidly after a meal. Masoor contains high levels of proteins, including the essential amino acids isoleucine and lysine, which are an essential source of inexpensive protein in many parts of the world for those who adhere to a vegetarian diet or cannot afford meat. 

roasting the garlic
  1. Roast the garlic cloves on a slow open flame, with the help of a pair of tongs.
  2. Roast garlic till done.
  3. Roasted garlic.
  4. Peel the garlic cloves and keep aside.

cooking the masoor dal
  1. In a pressure cooker put soaked 1/2 cup masoor (whole red lentil).
  2. Add salt to taste. We added 1/4 tsp salt. 
  3. Add 1½ cups of water.
  4. Mix well.
  5. Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
  6. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
  7. Strain the masoor.

making garlic lentil dip
  1. In a mixer put the masoor.
  2. Add the roasted garlic.
  3. Add 2 tsp lemon juice.
  4. Add 1/2 tsp roasted cumin seeds (jeera) powder.
  5. Add 1 tsp chilli powder.
  6. Add 2 tsp olive oil.
  7. Add salt to taste. We added 1/4 tsp salt.
  8. Add 1/4 cup water. This will get the correct consistency to the dip.
  9. Blend in a mixer till smooth.
  10. Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  11. Serve garlic lentil dip | Indian red lentil dip | garlic masoor dip | healthy lentil dip | chilled with bread sticks.

tips for garlic lentil dip
  1. Add 1/4 cup water. This will get the correct consistency to the dip.
  2. Garlic lentil dip can be stored in the fridge and used as a healthy tiffin box snack in the office with carrots and cucumber.
Accompaniments

Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart French Bread 
Whole Wheat Bread Sticks 

Nutrient values (Abbrv) per tbsp
Energy27 cal
Protein1.5 g
Carbohydrates3.6 g
Fiber0.6 g
Fat0.8 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium0.4 mg

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Garlicky Lentil Dip
5
 on 05 Nov 16 09:18 PM


Great recipe....great taste......even my three year old daughter liked it.....
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Tarla Dalal    Hi Pooja, We are very happy to know you all loved the recipe. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how they turned out. Happy Cooking !!
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07 Nov 16 09:11 AM
Garlicky Lentil Dip
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Gandhi Dhwani
 on 08 Oct 14 03:19 PM


I tried this dip as i thought its different from the regular ones which we have.. and it tastes really really good.. Thanks for this wonderful recipe with unique combination..
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Garlicky Lentil Dip
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Healthy Eating
 on 07 Oct 14 04:35 PM


Whole masoor tastes great when flavoured with garlic and olive oil. another great dip for endurance athletes as the whole grain is used and that is always healthy. Good fat also used through olive oil. Get plenty of energy from this dip.
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Garlicky Lentil Purée
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n_katira
 on 28 Jun 13 03:45 PM


Simple recipe with the goodness of whole masoor. I tried it...Bread sticks is a fantastic accompaniment to this dip.
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