Moong and Masoor Daal Recipe

Name: Moong and Masoor Daal Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ¾ cup red masoor daal (red lentils); ¼ cup yellow moong daal (yellow lentils) (preferably soaked for 4 hours or more); 1 ½ teaspoon crushed ginger; 1 ½ teaspoon crushed garlic; 8 kadi patta (curry leaves) (optional); 1 small red onion (thinly sliced in half rings); 1 roma tomato (roughly chopped); 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste ); ½ teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon red chili powder (preferably Kashmiri red chili powder); 1 bird's eye chili (diced); 2 tablespoon neutral oil ((canola, sunflower or vegetable oil) ); 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds; 2 teaspoon cumin seeds; 6 dried red chilies