Dal Tadka | Dal Fry – Mellow Masala

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup tur daal (split pigeon peas)
• 1/2 cup chana daal (split chickpeas)
• 1/4 cup moong dal (small yellow lentils)
• 1/4 cup masoor dal (red lentils)
• 3 cups Water
• 1 1/2 cups Water
• 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
• 1 tbsp Ghee (rarified butter)
• 2 Medium sized Onions
• 2 Large tomatoes
• 1 tsp Ginger paste
• 1 tsp Garlic paste
• 2 Green chilis (spicy)
• 20 Curry leaves
• 5 Dried red chilies
• 5 Garlic pods - roughly crushed
• 1/2 cup Cilantro - chopped
• 2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 2 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp Asafoetida
• 1 tsp Red chili powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 2 tsp Garam masala
• 2 tsp Kasoori Methi
• 1 tsp Cumin powder
• 1 tsp Coriander (Dhaniya) powder
• Salt