Maa Chane ki Dal

Ingredients

• 100 g urad dal, whole

• 50 g chana dal

• 20 ml mustard oil

• 50 g onion

• 30 g tomato

• 3 green chillies

• 20 g ginger

• 20 g garlic

• 1 tbsp coriander, whole

• 1 tbsp jeera, whole

• 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder

• salt as per taste

• fresh coriander, for garnish

• 2 tbsp desi ghee

Method

Wash the urad and chana dal and soak overnight. Cook it in a pressure cooker.

Heat the mustard oil and temper it with whole jeera, coriander seeds and red chilli, whole. Now add onion and sauté it.

Add ginger-garlic paste, green chilli and turmeric powder. Cook a while.

Now add the cooked dal and tomato, adjust the consistency, not too thick and not too thin.

Season the dal with salt and finish with desi ghee and fresh coriander.

Serve Himachali Maa Chana ki Dal with steamed rice.