Tadka Dal | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1 (2") piece fresh ginger, peeled, sliced into coins
• 6 cloves garlic, crushed
• ¹⁄₂ cup ghee
• 2 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1 tbsp. ground coriander
• 2 tsp. ground cumin
• 2 tsp. ground turmeric
• 1 ¹⁄₂ cups masoor dal (split, hulled pink lentils), rinsed
• Kosher salt, to taste
• 2 tsp. black mustard seeds
• 1 tsp. cumin seeds
• 1 Thai green chilies, stemmed and quartered lengthwise