4 dal making Recipes

dry yellow split peas, butter (can use oil or substitute to make this vegan), onion, chopped, garlic cloves, finely minced, fresh gingerroot, finely minced, low sodium vegetable broth, water, salt, curry powder (i prefer a mild, yellow indian variety), cumin, coriander powder, turmeric, chili powder (optional), garam masala (optional), fresh cilantro, chopped for garnish (optional)

cumin seed, mustard seeds, oil, green chili, washed,ends trimmed and finely chopped, onions, peeled,washed and finely chopped, fresh ginger, peeled,washed and finely chopped, garlic, peeled,washed and finely chopped, tomatoes, peeled,washed and finely chopped, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chili powder (use a little less than 1/2 tsp.), fresh curry leaves, washed and torn, water (this is added for cooking the tomatoes), water (to boil whole green moong dal), salt, salt, water (to make gravy for the lentils this is added at the end), whole green lentils, cleaned,washed ,soaked in water for 30 minutes and drained (whole green moong dal)

spinach, finely chopped, mustard seeds, bengal gram dal (look for chana dal at an indian store), oil or 1 tbsp butter or 1 tbsp ghee, peas, red pepper (capsicum - if you dont have red use green but it changes the taste), dried red chilies (use red chilli flakes if you dont have this), sweet white onion (if you are in india use a whole white or red onion), cumin seed, curry leaves (optional), italian dressing oil (use ordinary oil if you dont have it), garlic, crushed with, ginger , to make a paste, salt