Guyanese Style Dhal Soup The Old Fashion Way 🇬🇾

split red lentils

🥗Healthier: green lentils

💰Cheaper: yellow split peas

Green lentils add more fiber, while yellow split peas are often less expensive.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Coconut oil adds flavor and is healthier, while canola is more budget-friendly.

Cut the medium sized onion.

Roll out the dough made from flour.

Heat a pan and fry the chopped onions until translucent.

Add 4 cloves of minced garlic and chopped green bell pepper; fry for about 5 minutes.

In a large pot, combine 1 cup of yellow split peas and 3 pints of water; bring to a boil.

Add 1 tablespoon of salt to the boiling mixture; adjust to taste.

Boil the peas for about 30 minutes until cooked.

Add the rolled dough (dumplings) into the pot with the peas; boil for an additional 5 minutes.

In a separate pan, heat oil until hot; fry some minced garlic until brown.

Add cumin seeds (jira) to the oil and fry until aromatic.

Pour the fried garlic and cumin mixture into the soup to enhance flavor; stir well.

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