4 basic dals Recipes

beans or 1 cup lentils (any whole or split / lentils), water (depending on whether you use split or whole beans/ lentils), turmeric, salt, grated gingerroot (optional), chopped garlic (optional), clarified butter or 3 -4 tbsp oil, chopped cilantro, cumin seed, garam masala (mixed spices), coriander powder, dried mango powder, red chili powder, chopped coriander seeds, onion, chopped fine, tomato, chopped, green chili , slit lengthways, asafetida powder, mustard seeds, whole dried red chilies, curry leaves

toor dal (pigeon pea paste (aka arhar dal or toovar dal) #483388), ground turmeric, salt

onion, sliced, ginger-garlic paste , optional, chili powder, turmeric, powders, asafetida powder, cumin, crushed roughly or powdered, coriander, crushed roughly or powdered, urad dal, tamarind pulp or lime juice, curry leaf