¼teaspoonGinger paste or freshly grated or crushed
1Green chilifinely chopped
¼teaspoonTurmeric powder
½teaspoonRed chili powder
¼teaspoonBlack pepper powder
2tablespoonsJaggery (Gur)
1tablespoonLemon juice
2tablespoonsCilantro or coriander leavesfinely chopped
Salt to taste
Instructions
Wash toovar dal in running cold water until water runs clear.
Add dal in pressure cooker ad add 3 ½ cups of water.
Close the lid of the pressure cooker. Put the whistle on. Turn on the heat on medium. Let it cook for 2 whistles. Turn off the stove and let the pressure go down by itself.
Then open the lid and separate the water and dal. We are going to use only water from cooked dal. Keep the dal for any other recipe.
Heat the ghee in a pan on medium heat.
Once hot add cloves and cinnamon sticks. Let it cook a little bit.
Then add mustard seeds, cumin seeds. Let them sizzle.
Then add asafoetida, curry leaves and them immediately add the cooking water from dal. Mix well.
Then add ginger paste, chopped green chilies, turmeric powder, red chili powder, jaggery, salt and pepper powder. Mix well.
Let it cook on low heat for 15 minutes.
Then add lemon juice and cilantro leaves.
Serve hot.
Notes
Serve with - Plain rice or jeera rice - Or can be served as a soup