7 spice dal split Recipes

peanut oil (or other fat such as ghee, butter, grapeseed oil, etc.), garlic powder, ginger powder, garam masala powder, masoor dal, water , to cover the dal as it cooks, green peas, frozen, butter ( or ghee preferably(other light flavor oils also ok to substitute), turmeric powder, garam masala powder, red pepper flakes, onion, diced, garlic cloves, finely minced, ginger, freshly grated or minced

yellow split peas, water, salt, cumin seeds, vegetable oil, ground turmeric, gingerroot, minced, minced garlic, tomatoes, chopped, onions, chopped, split white gram (urad dal ), yellow moong dal (moong dal), red lentil (masoor dal), indian chili pepper, paprika, fresh cilantro, chopped,to serve, plain yogurt, to serve

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

dried chilies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, fenugreek seeds, urad dal (white split gram beans), channa dal (yellow split peas), mung dal (yellow mung beans), ground turmeric

whole spice blend (optional), cinnamon sticks (3-inches), green cardamom pods, black peppercorns, bay leaf, curry, vegetable oil ( or canola oil), onion , sliced thin, garlic , pureed in a minichopper with 1 tbsp water (about 2 tbsp), fresh ginger , pureed in a minichopper with 1-2 tsp water, top sirloin or boneless leg of lamb, trimmed and cut into 3/4-inch cubes, or 6 chicken thighs, skinned, or 1 1/2 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined, ground cumin, ground coriander, ground turmeric, table salt, tomatoes (canned), chopped , plus 1 tbsp juice, or 2/3 cup crushed tomato, or 1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt, spinach (1 1/2 lb), stemmed , thoroughly washed, and chopped coarse (optional), chopped fresh cilantro leaves (optional), water, jalapeno chile , stemmed and cut in half through the stem end, indian split peas (channa dal), or 4 medium boiling potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes, or 4 medium zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, or 1 cup green peas, chopped fresh cilantro leaves (use the lesser amount if you ve already added the optional cilantro)