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+½ cup moong dal / skinned split green gram
+1 ½ cups water to cook dal
+2 tsp. Ghee or oil
+½ tsp cumin / jeera
+¼ to ½ tsp mustard
+1 broken red chili
+1 to 2 green chilies chopped
+1 tsp ginger garlic grated or crushed
+1 sprig curry leaves / kadi patta (optional)
+1 small onion chopped
+1 large tomato
+Pinch of hing / asafotodeia
+2 generous pinches of turmeric / haldi
+Salt as needed
+1.5 cup water
+2 generous pinches of garam masala (optional)
+½ tsp kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves crushed
+¼ to ½ tsp amchur powder / dry mango powder
+coriander leaves handful finely chopped
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