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Masoor dal
Fruit and vegetables
1
onion
, finely sliced
15g/½oz piece fresh root
ginger
, peeled and finely grated
2
garlic
cloves, finely sliced
2 ripe
tomatoes
, finely chopped
1 plump green
chilli
, split lengthways
Tins, packets and jars
300g/10½oz masoor dal (split
red lentils
), rinsed and drained
½ tsp
dried chilli
flakes
Cooking ingredients
1 tsp ground
turmeric
1 tsp
garam masala
2 tbsp
sunflower oil
or ghee
½ tsp fine
sea salt
freshly ground
black pepper
2 tbsp
sunflower oil
or ghee
½ tsp
cumin
seeds
½ tsp black
mustard seeds
pinch
asafoetida
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