Punjabi Dal

Preparation time: 10 minutes 

Cooking time: 50 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients :
1 onion finely chopped
2 tbsp. ghee
¼ tsp. mustard
½ tsp. cumin
4 finely chopped green chilies
4 curry leaves
1½ cups split red grams washed and soaked for ½ hour
Juice of a lime sized tamarind ball.
1 tomato finely chopped
A pinch of asafetida
¼ tsp. turmeric
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. dried fenugreek leaves
2 tbsp. coriander leaves
Method:
  1. Drain the soaked split red gram and put it in the pan of the cooker without the cooking plate. Add 5 cups of water, cover with the lid and switch to 'cook mode'. Stir occasionally.
  2. Meanwhile in a kadai heat the ghee. Add mustard , cumin, chopped chilies, curry leaves and let it sizzle for 1 minute. Then add the onion and tomato and cook till tender.
  3. After 40 minutes, add the contents of the kadai to the dal. Also add turmeric, salt, asafetida, tamarind juice and dried fenugreek leaves.
  4. Cook for 10 more minutes and then switch off. Sprinkle coriander leaves on the dal.
  5. Serve hot with Jeera Rice.