Tarka Dal Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove (peeled and crushed)
• 2 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 2 tomatoes, finely chopped (or half a 400g tin of chopped tomatoes)
• 75g moong dal
• 75g red split lentils
• 600ml boiling water or vegetable stock
• 4 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 dried red chilli
• ¼ tsp chilli powder
• ¼ tsp asafoetida
• 4 curry leaves
• ½ tsp yellow mustard seeds
• 1 garlic clove (peeled and finely sliced)