Carol's Dal Curry (curried lentils)

Description: This is a dish I cooked up one night when I was craving lentils. It's quite good when eaten in conjunction with another recipe I've posted here, Rice with a Chilean flair. Indian and South American food combined!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups lentils, stones picked out and boiled till soft
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 1 bunch cilantro, washed well and chopped
• 1 large tomatoes
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 can tomato sauce (medium size)
• curry powder
• turmeric
• ginger (fresh or ground)
• ground cloves
• cumin
• cayenne
• salt

Steps:

1. Cover bottom of saucepan with vegetable oil.
2. Fry onion about 5 minutes, add cilantro and continue frying over medium heat, until onion is golden.
3. Add tomato and let get a little soft.
4. Add rest of ingredients, including spices (add spices according to your taste!) and let simmer for about 30 minutes.