Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup – black gram dal
• 1/4 cup – green gram dal
• 1 large Onion finely chopped
• 1 Tomato finely chopped
• 1 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste
• 4 Green chillies finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp – Lemon juice
• salt to taste
• 3 tbsp – Ghee
• 1tsp – chopped coriander
• 1 tsp – each cumin & Mustard Seeds
• 2 pinches Asafoetida
• 1 tsp – Sugar
• For seasoning:
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 4 Cloves
• 1 Cinnamon stick broken

Method:

1. Wash dal and pressure cook in 2 cups water. Cool and remove from cooker.
2. Mash very lightly with a spoon.
3. Heat half the ghee in a deep saucepan.
4. Add seeds, asafoetida, and seasoning. Allow to splutter.
5. Add ginger garlic paste, fry for a minute.
6. Add onions. Fry till light brown. Add tomatoes and green chillies.
7. Fry for 2-3 minutes more.
8. Add dal, bring to boil.
9. Add turmeric, salt, sugar and lemon juice.
10. Take in serving dish.
11. Heat remaining ghee in a small saucepan.
12. Add chopped coriander to the hot ghee and pour over dal immediately.
13. Stir gently. Serve with hot parathas or rice.
14. Variations: Use any other dal of your choice with same procedure. To make the dish spicier, add some curry powder.