QUICK & SIMPLE DHAL

Ingredients:

200 gm Red Lentils
750 ml Water
150 gm Onion - thinly sliced
4 Cloves Garlic - coarsely chopped
1/2 teaspoon Turmeric
2 Tomatoes - quatered
2 green Chilli - cut lenghtwise
4 Dried Chilli
3 tablespoon Ghee
Salt to taste
A sprig of curry leaves

Preparation:

1. Wash the lentils and add to water in a pot over medium heat.
2. Add half of the onion and garlic. Set the remainder aside.
3. Add in turmeric, tomatoes, green chilli and salt.
4. Reduce heat to simmer, and cook for another 20 minutes.
5. In a pan, heat the ghee on medium high and add the remainding onion.
6. Stur fry for 5 minutes, reduce  heat to medium and cook till the onion is brown.
7. Add the remainding garlic, curry leaves and dried chilli, cooked for another 3 minutes.
8. Pour the fried ingredients into the pot of cooked lentils and stir for 2 minutes on low heat.
9. Served with plain rice