Yellow Daal

I wanted to make normal yellow dal but was out of a few ingredients that are required for the traditional recipe and was even short of the dal. So I tried this and it turned out yummy. It tasted better with chapati instead of rice, of course I kept the consistency accordingly. Here is the recipe, serves 2:

Ingredients

1/2 cup Yellow moong dal
1/4 cup Toor dal
1/8 cup dhuli masar dal
1/8 cup chana dal
1 medium size onion finely chopped
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 green chilli finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon coriander powder
3 tablespoons tomato puree
1 tablespoon ghee
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
Salt to taste

Method

1. Mix all the dals in a bowl and wash the mixture twice or thrice. Then soak it in 1 cup of water and keep aside.

2. Heat the ghee in a pressure cooker. Add cumin seeds when hot enough. They should start floating almost immediately if the ghee is hot enough. Quickly add onions and stir till onions are pinkish. This should be around 2-4 minutes.

3. Add the reen chilli and and then add ginger garlic past and keep stirring. The onions will become darker in another 3-4 minutes whilst the green chilli will give a strong aroma.

4. Add tomato puree and stirr for 30 seconds. Then add black pepper, salt, coriander powder and turmeric powder. Keep stirring the mixture for 5-10 minutes till it is cooked. You will know it is done when the ghee starts separating from the mixture.

5. Add the dal mixture with the water its soaked in. Add another cup of water. Add garam masala. Close the lide of the pressure cooker.

6. Allow one whistle, then turn off the flame and wait till the steam is released on its own.

7. The dal is ready. Serve hot with the chapatis that you will have made while waiting for the steam to be released from the cooker.