Ingredients:

• 1 cup – Methi leaves, chopped
• 1 cup – toor (red gram) dal
• 1/2 cup – onion, chopped
• 1 piece Cinnamon
• 2 Cardamom
• 1 tsp – ginger, minced
• 1 tsp – garlic, minced
• 1 tsp – chili powder
• 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp – coriander powder
• dry Mango powder (aam choor) to taste
• salt to taste
• 2 Cloves
• 2 tbsp – oil

Method:

1. Cook dal with enough water till very soft and mash well (consistency should be of thick cream).
2. Heat the oil in a kadai. Add cloves, cinnamon and cardamom.
3. After few seconds, add onions, ginger and garlic. Fry till onions turn brown.
4. Mix all the powders with little water to a paste. Fry for 2 mins.
5. Add methi leaves and fry well.
6. Add to the cooked dal and add salt. Simmer for 2 mins.
7. Add aamchoor, mix well and remove from fire.
8. Serve hot with chapathi or steamed rice.

Recipe courtesy of Chandra Bhat