Everyday Dal from My Bombay Kitchen by Niloufer Ichaporia King

Name: Everyday Dal from My Bombay Kitchen by Niloufer Ichaporia King
Ingredients: 1 to 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion or shallot (optional); 2 to 4 cloves garlic, minced; ½ teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 to 2 tablespoons ghee or butter; 4 cups (or more) water; 1 green chile (optional); 1 onion, quartered (optional); 1 cup red lentils (masur dal), husked split pigeon peas (tuvar dal), or mung beans (mung dal); ½ teaspoon (or more) salt; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric

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This simple dal, when served with rice, becomes mora dar chaval, a dish with tremendous significance for Parsis. It may appear anytime, but it has to be eaten o

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Ingredients

1 to 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion or shallot (optional)
2 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
1 to 2 tablespoons ghee or butter
4 cups (or more) water
1 green chile (optional)
1 onion, quartered (optional)
1 cup red lentils (masur dal), husked split pigeon peas (tuvar dal), or mung beans (mung dal)
½ teaspoon (or more) salt
½ teaspoon ground turmeric