Nibblous | lentil dahl

Ingredients

• 200g orange lentils
• 2 medium onions, roughly chopped
• 1 tin of tomatoes
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 1-2 red chillis
• 2 inch piece of ginger
• 5 cloves
• 5 cardamon pods
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon tumeric
• 1 1/2 teaspoon of each, ground coriander, ground cumin, garam masala
• vegetable oil
• fresh coriander
• water
• knob of butter