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Methi Dal
Preparation time: 15 minutes  Serves 4
Cooking time:1 hour 5 minutes
Ingredients :
˝ cup split red gram soaked in water for 10 minutes
1 bunch of fenugreek leaves washed and chopped
A pinch of soda bi-carb
1 onion finely chopped
2 tbsp. oil
˝tsp. chili powder
1 lime sized ball of tamarind soaked in 3 tbsp. of water
1 tsp. grated jaggery
1˝ tsp. salt
1˝ tbsp. dried fenugreek leaves
˝tsp. coriander powder
˝ tsp. cumin powder
3 tsp. garlic finely chopped
Method :
  1. Drain the soaked split red gram and put it in the bottom separator pan with 1 cup of water. Put the washed and chopped fenugreek leaves with one cup of water in another separator pan and sprinkle a pinch of soda bi-carb on it.
  2. Place the separator pans in the pan of the cooker without the cooking plate. Pour 2˝ cups of water in the pan of the cooker, cover with the lid and switch to 'cook mode'. After about 50 minutes the cooker will automatically switch to 'warm mode'.
  3. Meanwhile in a kadai fry the onions till tender.
  4. Remove the separator pans and pour the contents into the pan of the cooker without the cooking plate. Add the fried onions, jaggery, chili powder, tamarind water, salt, dried fenugreek leaves, coriander and cumin powder. Cover with the lid and switch to 'cook mode'. After 15 minutes manually switch to 'warm mode'.
  5. Make tadka of garlic. Add the tadka to the dal and then switch to off.
  6. Serve hot with parathas.