Dal Varan

4 Servings

Ingredients:

1 cup Toor Dal
1 Tomato, chopped finely
2 cups Onion, chopped lengthy
4-5 Green Chili (Split)
1 Red Chili - whole
8-10 Curry Leaves
1 tsp Jeera (cumin seeds)
1tsp Fennel Seeds
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
1/4 tsp Pepper powder
1/4 tsp Haldi (Turmeric powder)
4 -5 Glass of Water
Salt - as per taste

Directions:

Put toor dal, 1 cup sliced onion, tomato, haldi and green chillis in pressure cooker and add  4-5 glass of water. Then close the pressure cooker. Leave it for 5-10 minutes. Heat 2 tblsp cooking oil in a pan and heat oil. Add jeera, fennel seeds, pepper powder, 1 cup onion and curry leaves and fry. Once the cooker is cool, open the lid, add the fried mixture in the cooker and add salt. Check water in the cooker and adjust the water by adding more if necessary. You are looking for a semi-solid texture. Leave it to boil with open lid. Once it boils for a few minutes turn the stove off. Garnish with coriander, chopped and stir. Serve hot.