Masoor

1:6 water

Boil with salt, haldi, red chili. Bring to pressure, turn to low, cook for 10 min.

Tadka: in ghee, add zeera, then chopped onion, add generous amount of crushed tomatoes, cook down until oil begins to separate, add ~2 tsps dhaniya powder, add tadka to dal, bring to boil, simmer for 10 min, taste for salt, sprinkle some garam masala, dhaniya