When it's cold outside...

... my favorite thing to do is grab a cup of soup... and some crusty bread or 'dipping' sticks! Yummy!

While they are not actually soups (in Indian food terms), Daals - lentil curry's - are made the same way and even taste just like them. In fact, most times, when I eat Daals, I serve them into a separate bowl and eat them by themselves rather than mix them with the other dishes in my meal. That way I can taste every flavor. I love Daals. You will too when you try them so, warm up today with a hot cup of one of my delicious Daals. Oh, and don't forget the bread.

_{Masala Daal Photograph © Petrina Verma Sarkar, licensed to About.com, Inc.}