Arhar Dal

Ingredients:

1 cup Arhar Dal

1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

1 tsp Cumin Seed Powder (Jeera)

2 Green Chilli

2 Dry Red Chily

1 tsp chopped Ginger

2 Bay Leaf (Tej Patta)

10 gms Mixed Spices (onion seeds,fenugreek seeds,aniseeds,cuminseeds and mustard seeds)

2 tblsp Ghee

1 tsp Sugar

Salt to taste

Procedure:

Wash the dal and cook the dal in a sauteuse with the turmeric, salt and the sugar over a medium flame. Add half of the ginger to the dal along with the cumin powder. When the dal is cooked and thick remove from the fire. Heat the ghee in a pan and add the mixed spices,(a little of onion seeds, fenugreek seeds , aniseeds, cumin seeds and mustard seeds all mixed together). When the mustard seeds crackle add the bay leaf, remaining chopped ginger , slit green chillies and the broken red chillies. Fry for 2 minutes and pour over the dal. Mix thoroughly. Serve hot.