Dal Maharani

Ingredients

• • Thuar dal - ½ cup
• • Coconut (grated) - ½ cup
• • Ginger - 1 inch piece
• • Garlic - 6 flakes
• • Onions - 2
• • Green chillies - 4
• • Tomatoes - 2
• • Salt - as required
• • Turmeric powder - ½ teaspoon
• • Jeera - ½ teaspoon

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Ingredients For Garnishing

• • Curry leaves - 1 sprig
• • Coriander leaves - 1 teaspoon

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Method

• 1. Cut onions, slice tomatoes and slit green chillies into two.
• 2. Grind coconut, ginger and garlic together.
• 3. Cook dal in pressure cooker with enough water and turmeric powder.
• 4. Heat oil and fry onions till transparent.
• 5. Add chillies, tomatoes and fry for few more minutes.
• 6. Mix cooked dal with ground mixture and salt.
• 7. Cook till raw smell is lost.
• 8. Toast jeera in hot ghee and add it with curry leaves, and coriander leaves to the dal.
• 9. Serve hot for pulkas, with squeezed lime.