Drumstick Leaves Dal

Ingredients

• • Green gram dal - 1 cup
• • Tomatoes (chopped) - ½ cup
• • Carrots (diced) - 2
• • Drumstick leaves - 1 cup
• • Turmeric powder - ½ teaspoon
• • Oil (for frying) - as required
• • Red chilly powder - ½ teaspoon
• • Cinnamon - 1
• • Cloves - 3
• • Cardamoms - 3
• • Lemon - 1

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Ingredients For Garnishing

• • Coriander leaves (chopped) - 1 teaspoon
• • Curry leaves - 1 sprig

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Ingredients For Grinding To A Paste

• • Onions - 2
• • Ginger - 1 inch piece
• • Green chillies - 4

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Method

• 1. Soak green gram for 2 hours.
• 2. Pressure cook the gram with diced carrots and drumstick leaves directly till one whistle.
• 3. Heat oil, add masala spices, ground paste and fry till golden brown.
• 4. Add salt, chilly powder, turmeric powder and then tomatoes.
• 5. Cook till it turns pulpy.
• 6. Add cooked dal and boil till it thickens.
• 7. Squeeze lemon at the end and serve hot with chapatis.