URAD DAL

URAD DAL 

Ingredients

For dal

1 cup split black beans (urad dal)

1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

3 cups water 

salt to taste

For tempering

2 tablespoons ghee

1 small onion chopped

1/2teaspoon ginger

1/2 teaspoon garlic

1/2 tomato

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

1/4 teaspoon garam masala

1/4 teaspoon red chilli powder

1/2 teaspoon coriander powder

1/4 teaspoon cumin powder

3 cloves

3 cinnamon sticks

1 cardamom

pinch of asafoetida

coriander leaves to garnish

Recipe

Wash and drain the dal.

On a medium flame, in a cooker, cook dal with 3 cups of water, salt & turmeric.(it normally take 3 Wiesel.

On a low flame, heat ghee in a ladle.

Add cloves, cinnamons, cardamom  and cumin seeds. 

As they crackle, add asafoetida. 

Add garlic & ginger cook for 2 minutes.

Add onion cook till they turn translucent.

Now add tomato cook till everything is combine together.

Mix all spices and cook for another 1 minute now add dal.

Mix well. Stir continuously.

Let it simmer for 10 minutes on low flame.

Add garam masala & chopped coriander.

Server hot with chapati or naan.