Test recipe format (for dal makhini ie Indian lentil soup)

Trying a simple-to-use recipe format.

DAL MAKHINI

Synopsis:
Cook or heat approx equal amounts lentils and tomatoes together.

 

(If using dry lentils, add approx equal amount water; result should be soupy.)


At some point add some or all of these flavorings:
(I'm bolding the ones I like best)
butter
onions
tumeric
ginger
cumin
mustard
coriander
red and green chilis
curry leaves
salt

What I'm going to do, Lazy Susan here, is just dump these flavorings into the slow cooker along with the dal/tomatoes. (If and when I can find each flavoring, of course: the dal/tomatoes are already slowly cooking in there.)

Ideally, the flavorings should be heated in the butter separate from the dal/tomatoes, and the dal/tomatoes added to them at the last.
( traditional order and original recipe )