Toor Dal/ Yellow Lentil Fry

Ingredients

Toor Dal /Yellow Lentil – 1 cup

Chopped Red Onion (Big) – 1

Chopped Tomatoes (medium) – 2

Crushed Ginger Garlic – 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder – 1

Salt to taste

To Temper

Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Dry Red Chilli – 3

Hing/Asafoetida – a pinch

Oil – 2 tsp

Chopped Coriander Leaves – a handful

Method

In a pressure cooker, add toor dal, 4 cups of water, salt and turmeric, cook till it becomes mushy.

Heat oil in a pan, add the tempering ingredients one by one and saute it for few min.

Now add chopped onions and saute it for few min. Then add crushed ginger and garlic, chopped tomato pieces. Keep cook till it becomes mushy.

Then add the cooked dal into a pan. Let it cook for another few min. Then add the chopped coriander leaves. Serve with rice/dosa/idli.