Dal Fry with Thuvar dal

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of toor dal
• 1 onion cut into long stripes.
• 1 green chilly chopped.
• 1 tomato finely chopped.
• 2 tbsp of fresh chopped coriander
• 1/2 inch grated ginger.
• 1 tsp mixture of mustard seeds, whole coriander seeds, cumin seeds
• salt as per taste.
• A Pinch fenu greek powder
• 1/2 tsp of turmeric
• 1 tsp chilly powder.
• 1 tsp of tamarind paste
• 2 tbsp of cooking oil.

Method:

• Wash dal thoroughly and add 2 cups of water and cook the dal, onion and tomato in a pressure cooker until done.
• Cool down cooker, remove dal & beat with spoon or a hand beater.
• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a kadai
• Add tsp mixture of mustard, cumin & whole coriander seeds.
• When seeds states popping add grated ginger and cook it until soft.
• Add tamarind paste, fenugreek powder and tsp of chilly powder, fry for a minute.
• Add dal mixture and bring to boil.
• Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Take dal fry in a serving dish and garnish it with chopped fresh coriander.
• Serve this dal fry with roti, rice or pulao.