Toor Dal with Corn

Ingredients

• 1 cup toor dal (or any other split peas), washed and drained
• 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 ear of fresh corn, cut crosswise into 1-inch segments (or as many segments as there are diners)
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/43/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons olive or canola oil or ghee
• 1/8 teaspoon ground asafetida
• 3 whole cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon whole brown mustard seeds
• 2 whole dried hot red chilies