Gujarati Dal Recipe

Name: Gujarati Dal Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: ¾ cup arhar dal ((tuvar dal or pigeon pea lentils)); 2 to 2.5 cups water (or add as needed); 1 tomato (small-sized, chopped (optional)); 1 or 2 green chilies + ½ inch ginger (- crushed in a mortar pestle to a paste or about 1 teaspoon ginger green chili paste); ½ teaspoon turmeric powder ((ground turmeric)); ½ teaspoon Coriander Powder ((ground coriander)); ½ teaspoon cumin powder; ½ teaspoon red chili powder; 3 to 4 dried kokums (* check point 3 in notes); 1.5 to 2 cups water (or add as required, to be added later); 1.5 to 2 tablespoon organic powdered jaggery powder (or grated jaggery or add as required); 1 to 2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro leaves)); salt as required; 2 tablespoon oil (or add Ghee if you prefer); ½ teaspoon mustard seeds; ½ teaspoon cumin seeds; ¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds ((methi dana)); 2 to 3 dry red chilies (small-sized or 2 regular to large dry red chili - halved and deseeded or kept whole); 8 to 10 curry leaves; 1 generous pinch asafoetida ((hing)); 3 to 4 cloves; 1 inch cinnamon