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TOOR DAL Recipe

Ingredients:

1 Cup Toor dal(Yellow split pigeon peas),available at Indian grocery stores
2 Cups Water
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
a pinch of Asafoetida
Salt to taste
1 medium Onion finely chopped
1 medium Tomato finely chopped
2 Green Chillies Split in half
1 tsp chopped Coriander leaves

Method:

Wash the Toor Dal. In a pan add the water, toor daal Turmeric powder, salt and cook covered. keep stirring in between to keep it from spilling. After its cooked thoroughly(see when dal starts to break itself), mash it with a
ladle. Heat oil in a pan and add Mustard seeds, Cumin Seeds, and Green-Chillies. When Mustard and cumin seeds start to crackle add the chopped onions and fry till golden brown then add the tomatoes, red chilli powder and Asafoetida to it. Now pour the cooked toor daal in it and add water if required(it should be thick pouring consistency). Let it boil for 1 minute. Garnish it with Coriander-Leaves before serving. Serve with plain rice and aloo matar.