DAL MASALA

 

Prep Time  : 15 minsCooking Time : 25 mins
Serve  : 2

INGREDIENTS
Chana dal - 1 cup
Turmeric powder      - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Asafoetida      -  1/4 tsp
Finely chopped onion      - 1 medium size
Finely chopped tomato    -   1 medium size
Cumin seeds    -  1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder  -   1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt    -  to taste
Ginger garlic paste -  1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Clarified butter - 1 tbsp
For  tadka
Clarified butter - 1 tbsp
Green chilly - 2 cut in slit
Kashmiri red chilly powder - 1 tsp


METHOD
Pressure cook the  chana dal  with two cup of water
After 3 - 4 whistle turn  off the flame.
Heat clarified butter in a pan add cumin seeds,fennel seeds,mustrd seeds and asafoetida to crackle..
Add onion and saute for 3 - 4 mins.,add  ginger garlic paste and mix well.
Add chopped tomato, and cook well.
Add red chilly powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and salt and mix well.
Add boiled  dal and cook for 10 mins. in a low flame.
Now again heat clarified butter  in a pan add cumin seeds to crackle,add ,green chilly and turn off the flame and now add kashmiri red chilly powder and pour into the dal
Garnish with coriander leaves serve hot