Hot Dogs with Dal and Red-Onion Raita

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons plain whole-milk yogurt
• ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
• naan, or pita breads
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• Coarse kosher salt
• ½ medium red onion
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint
• + 7 more ingredients
• • ½ cup green or brown lentils
  • 2 ½ cups water
  • 2 teaspoons red jalapeño or serrano chile
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice or lime juice
  • 6 hot dog buns
  • 6 all-beef hot dogs
  • Lemon wedges

Rinse lentils; place in medium saucepan. Add 21/2 cups water, cumin, and turmeric; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook until lentils are tender, about 35 minutes. Drain, reserving cooking liquid. Mash lentils in pan to coarse sauce, adding reserved cooking liquid by tablespoo...

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