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Ingredients

• 3 large onions, sliced
• 4 tblsp. butter, or clarified butter
• 6 chili peppers, crushed into a paste, or tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1 2-inch piece of fresh ginger
• 10 cloves garlic
• 1/2 cup dry lentils, pre-soaked
• 1/2 lb. fresh green peas, shelled
• 1/2 lb. carrots, chopped
• 1/2 lb. green beans, chopped
• 3 large tomatoes, chopped
• 6 whole cloves
• 1 4-inch stick cinnamom
• 6 cardamom pods, crushed
• 1 tsp. tumeric
• 3 sprigs of fresh mint, 1/2 tsp. dried mint leaves. pounded
• 2 cups long-grain white rice (Basmati is a good choice), uncooked
• 6 large potatoes chopped into large chuncks
• 1-2 tsp. salt
• yogurt