Indian Yellow Split Pea Curry with Tomatoes and Spices (Matar Dal)

As much as I enjoy cooking, even though it's just my husband and I residing here (and two cats, but they eat from a bag of rather expensive kibbles, and my best friend who comes over once a week to share dinner with a healthy appetite, but not for the cat food), it's enough some weeks just to keep up with dinner and I try to make enough so that my husband has food to take to work. I do not want him buying crap from his workplace as the options there are less than ideal. So, I usually make a more complex meal on the weekend, and throughout the week I go for faster options that usually employ staples I have on hand. As I always say, simplicity need not be boring and it can be downright delicious, especially if served up with a vegetable side...

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