Khatti dhal - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 430g toor dhal or red split lentils
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 2 large tomatoes, chopped (better if you remove the skin but not essential)
• 5cm piece ginger, peeled and grated
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed or grated
• 2 green chillies, chopped (deseeded if you don’t like it very hot)
• 2 tbsp tamarind paste
• 1 tsp hot chilli powder
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• 2 tbsp oil or ghee (or a mixture of oil and unsalted butter)
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• 8 garlic cloves, sliced
• 3 dried chillies (I use Kashmiri), roughly broken
• 12 curry leaves, fresh or frozen (optional)