Recipe : Tuvar Daal - Split Red Gram Daal

Preparation Time : 35 minutes
Serves : makes 25 pieces

Ingredients :

• Split red gram (tuvar dal) - 1 cup

• Tomato, chopped finely - 1

• Oil - 2 tbsp

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

• Water - 4 cup

• Green chili, slit - 2

• Ginger, finely chopped - 1 tbsp

• Curry leaves - 4

• Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

• Drumsticks - 2 sticks

• A squeeze of lemon, jaggery and

• Salt to taste

Method :

• Soak the split red gram in water for about an hour.

• Add turmeric powder, salt and a drop of oil to the gram along with the water in which it was soaked.

• Now pressure cook it for around 15 minutes or for 4 whistles.

• Divide the drumsticks into 2" pieces and keep aside.

• Take out the dal from the cooker and beat it thoroughly till it is blended properly.

• Heat oil in a pan till it is hot and drop in the mustard seeds followed by the cumin seeds and then asafoetida.

• Fry on medium heat till the seeds splutter. Add this to the cooked red gram.

• Add the drumsticks and bring to a boil.

• Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for about 10 minutes.

• Serve hot with rice.