Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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 100      gram          lentils
  25      grams         onion
   1                    chile -- dried
   1                    garlic cloves
  25      milliliters   oil
                        curry leaf sprigs
     1/2  teaspoon      chile powder
     1/4  teaspoon      coriander
 300      milliliter    coconut milk
     1/2  teaspoon      salt

Preparation:

Wash the lentils then soak them in water for about 1 hour. Slice the onion and chile and chop the garlic. Heat the oil and stir fry the onion, chile, garlic and curry leaves. Drain the lentils and add to the pan. Add the chile powder, the coriander powder and the coconut milk. Bring to the boil and simmer until the lentils are soft. Add salt to taste.