Morning Breakfast Dal

Name: Morning Breakfast Dal
Ingredients: 1 cup moong dal; 1/2 cup split yellow peas (aka toor dal or split yellow pigeon peas)); 3 1/2 cups water; 3/4 teaspoon tumeric; 3 tablespoons ghee (butter or olive oil can be substituted, but ghee really has the best flavor); 1 small-medium onion, diced; 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 1/2 inch knob ginger, minced; 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1/2 teaspoon Aleppo peppers (I know, not very traditional, but delicious! A slightly lesser amount of regular chili flakes works too); salt and fresh ground Telicherry pepper to taste