Mung Bhaat

Ingredients

• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 onion, sliced into strips
• Chopped coriander to garnish
• Juice of half a lemon
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
• 2 teaspoons green chillies, minced
• 1 teaspoon ginger, minced
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• Pinch of bicarbonate of soda
• 2 tablespoons ghee
• 2 1/2 cups hot water
• 1 tablespoon concentrated tomato puree
• 3 curry leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
• 1 inch piece cassia bark
• 1 clove
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 2 cups raw mung beans, washed