Easy Kali Dal (Pakistani Whole Masoor Dal) - Pakistan Eats

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole masoor dal (brown lentils) (rinsed in several changes of water and soaked for 1 hour or overnight. )
• 1 ¼ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1 ½ teaspoon crushed garlic
• 1 ½ teaspoon crushed ginger
• 1/4 medium-sized yellow or white onion (halved and thinly sliced )
• 1 teaspoon black pepper (halved )
• 1 ¼ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cloves garlic (peeled and thinly sliced)
• 2 dried red chilies
• ½ teaspoon cumin seeds