LEHSOONI DAL TADAKA

INGREDIENTS

½ cup moong dal

½ cup masoor dal

¼ cup toor dal

12 -15 garlic flakes finely chopped

2 medium size tomatoes finely chopped,

2 medium size onions finely chopped

1 tsp cumin seed, 1 tsp red chilly powder,

1 tsp jeera 1 tsp garam masala,

4-5 green chilies finely chopped

1 tsp lemon juice,

A pinch of hing

3-4 whole red chilly, 1 tbsp crushed black pepper corn

¼ cup desi ghee or refined oil

Salt to taste

METHOD

1 Wash all dal and mix together and soak in water for 1 hr, drain the excess water, cook the dal with fresh water, turmeric and salt, when dal is cooked, blend it thoroughly

2 Now heat desi ghee in a pan, add garlic, a pinch of hing and whole red chilly and let it splutter, add chopped onions and cook till it is tender, add crushed black pepper and cook for a while, add rest of the ingredients including dal, cook for few minutes till it is done., now pour lemon juice

3 Garnish with coriander leaves, serve hot with Roti, or Nan