Pakistani style White Lentils with a Sizzling Oil Garnish

Ingredients

• for the lentils
• 1 cup urad dal
• 2 cups scant water
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• a nice pinches of ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder, or to taste
• 1/2 tomato, finely chopped
• for the sizzling oil garnish or tarka
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 1/2 red onion, sliced thinly
• 1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
• the leaves from 2 branches of curry leaves (found in Indian/Pakistani grocery stores)
• 4-5 whole dried red chilies, I use the small round ones
• handful chopped cilantro
• 5 mint leaves, chopped
• 2 inch piece of ginger, julienned
• 1 green chili, julienned

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