Toor Dal (Arhar Dal) Recipe

• 190 gtoor dal / arhar dal (split skinned pigeon peas) — 1 cup
• 3 cupswater — 720 ml
• ¼ tspturmeric

To temper

• 2 tbspghee — 30 ml, or oil
• ½ tspmustard seeds — optional
• ¾–1 tspcumin seeds
• 2–3dried red chilies — broken
• ¼ tsphing (asafetida) — optional
• 1 sprigcurry leaves — optional
• 3garlic (cloves chopped (+ ½ inch ginger grated or minced - optional)) — 1 tablespoon
• 1–2green chili — optional
• 150 gtomatoes — chopped, 1 cup
• ½ tspred chili powder — low heat, kashmiri or byadgi
• 1 tspsea salt
• 2 tbspcoriander leaves — finely chopped, optional