Yellow Lentils with Spiced Ghee (Toovar Dal + Tadka)

Yellow Lentils with Spiced Ghee (Toovar Dal + Tadka)

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups gold lentils (8 oz.), rinsed and soaked
Base:
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 1 Tbsp ghee or olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
• ¼ tsp. ground turmeric
• 1 14.5 oz. can chopped tomatoes (or ½ box Pomi)
• 4 cups water
• 1 tsp. sea salt
Tadka:
• 2 Tbsp. ghee or olive oil
• 1 tsp. mustard seeds
• ½ tsp. red chile flakes
• 2 inches peeled & finely grated ginger
• ½ tsp. ground cumin

Instructions

1. Rinse lentils with water until it runs clear, then let them soak in water while you gather the other ingredients.
2. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic & turmeric and cook another minute. Add tomatoes and cook for a couple minutes more. Add drained lentils, 4 cups water, salt and simmer for 30 minutes or until lentils are tender.
3. Make Tadka: Heat ghee/oil over medium heat in small frying pan. Add mustard seeds and cook for a couple minutes, the seeds will begin popping. Add chile flakes, ginger, & cumin and cook for a couple minutes more. Stir entire mixture into cooked lentils.