Soak the dal in two cups of water for a hour.after a hour drain it.

Add two cups of waters, salt and turmeric powder to the dal and cook well in cooker.

Heat ghee in a pan add cumin seeds,fennel seeds,cloves than add chopped onion and saute it

Onion till lightly browned than add chopped ginger also.

After saute onion and ginger add cooked dal into it and add Asafoetida a pinch.