1 cup (160 g) 5 oz Split red gram (arhar dal)
2 cups (500 ml) 16 fl oz Water
1/2 tsp (1 g) Turmeric (haldi) powder
Salt to taste
Grind to a paste:
1 Ginger (adrak), 1 inch piece
5 Garlic (lasan), cloves
8 Black peppercorns (sabut kali mirch)
1 Cinnamon (dalchini), 1 inch stick
1 tsp (2 g) Coriander (dhaniya) seeds
1 tsp (2 g) Cumin (jeera) seeds
4 Green chillies, slit
2 tbsp (30 g) 1 oz Ghee
1 grain Asafoetida (hing)
1 tsp (3 g) Sugar / Jaggery (gur)
2 Tomatoes, blanched, seeds removed
1 Juice of lemon (nimbu)
1 bunch Green coriander (hara dhaniya), chopped