Red Lentils with Onion | Masoor Dal - $4.97 a serving
Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-19 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). 4 pantry staples excluded. 2 matches are flagged for you to check rather than silently swapped. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.
| The recipe says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 cup dried red lentilsCHECK THIS | Kroger® Red Lentils · 16 oz | $2.69 | 95 g | $0.56 | $2.13 |
| 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder | 24 Mantra Organic Turmeric Powder · 11 oz | $7.49 | 1 g | $0.02 | $7.47 |
| 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder | 24 Mantra Organic Cumin Powder · 10 oz | $12.49 | 1 g | $0.04 | $12.45 |
| 1 teaspoon sugar | Kroger® Pure Cane Granulated Sugar · 4 lb | $3.99 | 4 g | $0.01 | $3.98 |
| 2 chili peppersCHECK THIS | Private Selection™ Medium Hatch Chile Peppers · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.99 | 2 | $1.99 | - |
| 1/2 onion, large chopped | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 0.5 | $0.14 | $1.05 |
cumin powder drives this basket at $12.49, 42% of the total. The next biggest lines are turmeric powder ($7.49) and sugar ($3.99). $27.07 of the basket - 91% - is package remainder: food you buy because stores sell packages and recipes call for amounts. It does not vanish, it sits in your kitchen for the next meal.
- 24 Mantra Organic Cumin Powder · about 282 g left, $12.45 of value
- 24 Mantra Organic Turmeric Powder · about 311 g left, $7.47 of value
- Kroger® Pure Cane Granulated Sugar · about 1810 g left, $3.98 of value
- Kroger® Red Lentils · about 359 g left, $2.13 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 399 g left, $1.05 of value
Dal is a lentil-based dish commonly eaten in India as a part of a more complex meal. This version is an aromatic red lentil dish, flavored by turmeric, cumin...
- 1/2 cup dried red lentils
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 5 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 2 chili peppers
- 1/2 onion, large chopped
This recipe is credited to a partner program (North Dakota Food and Culture: A Taste of World Cuisine North Dakota State University Extension Service), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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