Simple yellow lentil curry (Moong Dal)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup yellow (moong) lentils
• 4 cups of water
• 2 tomatoes
• 5 or 6 small garlic cloves (minced)

Spices

• 1/4 tsp mango powder (to be added with lentils)
• 1 tsp coriander
• 1 tsp curry
• pinch hing
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp red chili powder
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds

Steps

1. boil lentils with 4 cups of water and 1/4 tsp mango powder
2. Make a tomato gravy
1. blend tomatoes
2. dry roast cumin seeds until they start to pop
3. add tomato paste, stir it around
4. add spices, and cook down until it’s a thick paste (like canned tomato paste)
3. add lentils (with the water), mix it up and cook it down for a few minutes (you can add a touch of water to get it to whatever consistency you want)
4. add chopped cilantro

enjoy