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Recipe Category: Dal
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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup toor dal.
- two medium tomatoes.
- a bunch of coriander leaves.
- 2 tsp coriander powder.
- some red chillies(around 10) or 2-3 teaspoons of chilli powder.
- 2-3 flakes garlic.
- a small piece of ginger.
- 1/4 stick butter.
- three small onions.
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds or powder.
- 1 each cardamom, cinammon, cloves.
- salt to taste.
Method
- Boil the toor dhal in the cooker for only two whistles.
- It should be just boiled and not too soft.
- In the blender, grind together two onions, garlic, ginger, coriander leaves, tomatoes,cumin seeds,coriander powder and the red chillies(or powder).
- Slice the other onion finely.
- Melt the butter in a pan and fry the sliced onion with the cardomom,cinammon and cloves.
- When the onions are turning a little brown, add the ground masala and fry for around 15-20 minutes(all the water should have evaporated, and the paste should be dry).
- Now add the boiled dhal to it and add a little water to make a gravy.
- Add salt to taste.
- Boil for a while till you get the required consistency.
- Eat it hot with rice and papad.
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