Meet Vikram Vij - Pulses

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups whole urad lentils (or mung beans if you don’t have any urad lentils)
• 1/2 cup dried kidney beans
• 13 cups water
• 1/2 tsp asafetida
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp turmeric (optional)
• ⅓ to ½ cup butter or ghee
• 2 cups very finely chopped onion (1 very large)
• 3 tbsp chopped garlic (9 medium cloves)
• 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger
• 1 tbsp finely chopped jalapeño pepper (optional)
• 3/4 cup chopped cilantro