Summary

Ingredients

• 2 cup / s lentils, yellow (Moong Dal)
• 2 cloves garlic)
• 2 tablespoon ghee (brown butter)
• 1 pinch Asant (Asafötida)
• 0.5 teaspoon ½ turmeric
• 1 ½ teaspoon salt
• 0.75 tablespoon ¾ cane sugar

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Instructions

1. Rinse the yellow lentils. Soak in water for roughly 30 minutes (or according to package instructions). Drain well before using.
2. Heat ghee over medium heat. Add the 2 garlic cloves and fry for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
3. Add the drained lentils and stir well. Pour in roughly 4 cups of water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
4. Skim off the foam that rises. Add asafetida and turmeric, stir well. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 15-20 minutes until the lentils are soft and mostly breaking down.
5. Puree the lentils with an immersion blender or mash thoroughly with a fork. Mix in roughly 1.5 cups of water (to reach desired consistency), salt, and sugar.
6. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook for 1 minute.
7. Serve hot with rice.