Red Lentil Dal

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1 cup (200 grams) red lentils (split or whole)

2½ cups water (more if needed, same for IP)

2 to 3 tablespoons oil / ghee or butter

1 sprig curry leaves or bay leaf

3 inch cinnamon piece + ½ tsp cumin seeds (omit if you don't have)

¾ to 1 cup (1 medium) onions fine chopped

¾ tablespoon (3 medium) garlic cloves grated/pressed

¾ tablespoon (½ inch slice) ginger grated/crushed

1 green chili (optional, chopped or slit, serrano peppers/ Thai/ Indian green chilies)

1¾ cups (3 medium) Tomatoes (peeled & chopped/pureed or 14 oz. can crushed tomatoes)

1 teaspoon salt (more to adjust, cut down if your curry powder has salt)

½ teaspoon Kashmiri chili powder / paprika (adjust to taste)

1 tablespoon curry powder (mild - or 2 tsp coriander powder, ¾ tsp cumin pow, ¼ tsp each turmeric, chili pow, cardamom, fennel, black pepper )

¾ to 1 teaspoon garam masala (adjust to taste)

2 teaspoons kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)

⅓ cup heavy cream / yogurt/ cashew cream (20 cashews blend with ⅓ cup water)

2 to 3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves to garnish

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