Roast onion dal with tempered onion and cumin

• 3 brown onion
• 1 cup dried brown lentils
• 2 litres water
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 piece ginger
• 3 tbsp

  vegetable oil


• 2 tsp

  cumin seeds


• 1 tbsp ground coriander (cilantro)
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 2 tomato chopped
• 2 tsp chilli powder or ½ tsp paprika
• 2 tbsp fresh coriander (cilantro) chopped
• sea salt and ground black pepper to taste

Tempering

• 1 brown onion
• 4 tbsp vegetable oil or ghee
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 10 curry leaves optional
• 2 dried long red chilies optional
• 1 tbsp chilli powder optional