Categories: Side dish for Idli/Dosa, sambar/Curry/Huli

Ingredients

• Toor dal - 1/2 cup
• Onion - 1 no
• Tomato - 1 no
• Green chilly - 2 nos
• Ginger - 1 inch
• Curry leaves - 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Chilly powder - 1 tsp
• Corrainder powder - 1 tsp
• Sambar powder - 1 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Water
• Salt to taste
• Corriander leaves for garnishing

Directions

1. 1. Pressure cook the toor dal (1 cup water) & keep aside.
2. 1. Heat oil in the kadai, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
3. 1. Add finely chopped onions, green chillies, curry leaves & ginger. Saute till golden brown in color.
4. 1. Add finely chopped tomatoes, chilly powder, turmeric powder & salt to taste. Saute it for 5 min.
5. 1. Add the cooked toor dal, sambar powder & water (sambar should be little thin in consistency). Cook for 3 more mins or until done.
6. 1. Garnish with corriander leaves

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