TASTY TOOVAR DAL

Name: TASTY TOOVAR DAL
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: To be cooked in a pressure cooker; ½ cup toovar dal; 2 cups water

The garlic and spices add to the taste of it. Everybody’s staple diet.

Preparation Time
50 minutes

Soaking Time
Nil

Cooking Time
10 minutes

Makes
4

INGREDIENTS

To be cooked in a pressure cooker

½ cup toovar dal

2 cups water

Other ingredients

3-4 Curry Leaves

1 Slit Green Chilly

1 tbsp oil

4 tbsp chopped tomato

4 tbsp chopped onion

3 cloves crushed garlic

¼ tsp jeera (cumin seeds)

½ tsp turmeric powder haldi

A pinch of asafoetida (hing)

Salt and chilli powder to taste

METHOD

Wash and soak the toovar dal in water for half an hour.

Add the water to the toovar dal and cook in a pressure cooker till well cooked.

How to proceed

Blend the Boiled toovar dal with a hand blender.

In a non-stick vessel heat the oil, add the jeera, curry leaves, green chilly, garlic, jeera, turmeric powder, asafoetida, tomato, and onions. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes

Add the toovar dal mixture, 1/2 Cup Water, salt and chilli powder to taste. Mix well. Cook for 2 minutes.

To serve

Serve hot along with rice, roti and/or vegetable of your choice.