I ate some form of bean or lentil dish almost every day growing up. Years later, I developed a recipe for a fun weeknight dal. The basic story of this recipe involves boiling red lentils with water until the lentils disintegrate and become a thick, soupy liquid. In the meantime, you build a flavorful base for your lentils with onion, garlic, tomato, and spices. Once the lentils are cooked, you mix the liquid into the base and top it with a crispy garlic oil topping, otherwise known as a tadka (What is a tadka?).

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