DAL CURRY

 

Ingredients

1. Tuvar dal – ½ cup/100gm
2. Tomato – 2 chopped
3. Green chilly - 4
4. Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
5. Salt as needed
6. Shredded coconut – ½ cup/50 gms
7. Jeera – ½ tsp
8. Shallots – 4
9. Garlic – 2 cloves
10. Chilly powder – 1 tsp
11. Coriander powder -1/2 tsp

For seasoning

1. Oil – 2 tbsp
2. Mustard seeds – 2 tsp
3. Dry red chilly- 2 broken
4. Jeera - ½ tsp
5. Curry leaves - 2 strings

Method

1. Wash and cook the dal, chopped tomato, green chilly and salt in a cooker with enough water.
2. Grind coconut, shallots, garlic, jeera, chilly powder, coriander powder and turmeric together to a smooth paste
3. Add the ground paste to the cooked dal along with enough water; boiling in medium flame for 5 mins.
4. Heat oil and fry the seasonings pour this to the dal curry and turn off the flame.
5. SERVE HOT WITH ROTI /RICE.