Coconut and Garlic Tarka Daal

Warming, velvety and delicious, this recipe uses some of the most nutritious ingredients available at a super low cost; how could anything be more comforting? Tarka simply means an infusion where the whole spices, seeds and garlic are tempered in hot oil and then poured over the daal to add intense flavour that permeates throughout the whole dish. As a child I remember always wanting to be the first to have my serving so that I could take the deliciously crunchy garlic from the tarka on top