Spicy Dal Recipe

Ingredients

Mixed dal – 1 cup

(chana dal, moong dal and urad dal)

(gram dal, green gram dal, black gram dal)

Chopped onion – 1

Garlic – 2 tsp

Chopped Green chillies – 2

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Red chilli powder – ½ tsp

Oil

Salt

Water

For tampering

Ghee or butter – ½ tbl.sp

Asafetida – a pinch

Cumin seed – ½ tsp

Cloves – 2

Cinnamon – ½ inch

Black pepper – 2

Whole red chillies – 3

Method

Soak dal for one to two hours and then pressure cook it till it becomes tender.

Heat oil in a pan, and add chopped onions, garlic and green chillies and fry for two minutes. Then add cooked dal, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, salt and water. Bring to boil.

In another pan, heat ghee or butter, and add all the ingredients given for tempering.

Add this cooked dal and boil for two minutes and serve hot with rice.