All-in-one Dal

Ingredients:

• toor dal - 1/2 cup
• moong dal - 1/2 cup
• onions - 1 (chopped)
• tomatoes - 1 (chopped)
• green chillies - 2 (chopped)
• ginger - about 1/2 sq.in (chopped)
• garlic - 2 to 3 cloves (chopped)
• peas - 1/4 cup
• carrots - 1/2
• (chopped)(can use the frozen peas and carrots available)
• spinach - 1 cup (chopped)
• salt to taste
• turmeric - 1/4 tsp.
• 1 sp oil / ghee

Method:

• Boil both the dals with turmeric in a pressure cooker.
• Boil or microwave separately the peas and carrots for a few minutes till they are cooked.
• In a non-stick pan put ghee/oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and a dash of asafetida.
• Add in the onions, ginger, garlic and green chilies and fry for sometime.
• Add tomatoes and fry for about a minute or two.
• Add cooked dals, spinach, peas and carrots.
• Add some water if the mixture is too thick.
• Add salt to taste and cook for about 4-5 minutes or till the spinach is soft and cooked.

Notes:

• (You can also boil the spinach, peas and carrots along with the dals, so the cooking time will be less.)