For all ingredients, please use organic versions if available
1 cup gram dal
1 chopped onion
1 cup oil
Tamarind water
2 tomatoes, chopped
Fresh coriander
1 tablespoon crushed ginger
1 spoonful minced garlic
Green chili, chopped
1 tablespoon turmeric powder
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon red chili
1 spoonful cumin seeds
1 spoonful coriander powder

1. Preheat 2 spoonfuls of oil in a pan.
2. Then, put in a spoonful of garlic into the pan, and sauté it until golden brown.
3. Add in a spoonful of ginger until it is golden brown.
4. Add in the tomato until it becomes dried.
5. Add in the spices: turmeric, salt, red chili, cumin, and coriander.
6. Mix them all and let the tomato juice dry in it.
7. Add in the dal. Mix it.
8. Pour in the tamarind water.
9. Cover the pan for about 15 minutes.
10. After 15 minutes, take the cover off. And let it cook for a while.
11. When the dal has become soft and cooked nicely, put them in a bowl and garnish it with some coriander and some green chili.
12. Put some oil in a frying pan and let it hot.
13. Add in some onions and cook the onions in the heated oil until they become brown.
14. Add in some cumin in it.
15. When their fragrant, pour them into the cooked dal.
16. The gram dal with tamarind is ready to eat.