Simple Moong dal – Pepkitchen

Ingredients

• 100 g moong dal (yellow without skin, washed and soaked for 30 minutes)
• 1 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
• 7 cloves garlic (peeled and finely chopped)
• 10 curry leaves
• 2 green chili (chopped)
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
• 3 cups water (or more to adjust the consistency of the dal)
• 1 tbsp coriander (washed and finely chopped)
• 1/2 tbsp lemon juice ((optional))
• salt (as per taste)