Dal Tadka

Ingredients:

• Yellow moong dal or masoor dal - 1 cup
• turmeric powder - a pinch
• green chillies - 3 or 4
• garlic - 2 pods
• coriander leaves
• salt - to taste
• lime juice - 1 - 2 tsps
• For Tadka:
• cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• ghee - 2 tsps
• asafetida a pinch

Method:

• Cook the dal with turmeric.
• In a deep pan pour add ghee, cumin seeds and mustard seeds.
• After that add asafetida.
• Then add the green chillies and garlic and fry them for a minute.
• Add the cooked dal and salt, allow it to cook for 4-5 minutes.
• Add coriander leaves.
• Add some lime juice and serve it with roti or rice.