Spicy Indian Yellow Lentil Curry

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup toovar dal, washed thoroughly,drained and refreshed with clean water to soak dal (yellow lentils)
• 2 medium tomatoes, washed,peeled and chopped
• 1 pinch turmeric powder
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tamarind pulp
• 7 green chilies, washed and slit
• 100 g small sambar onions, peeled and washed
• salt
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon coriander seed
• 1 pinch asafetida powder
• 3 -5 sprigs of fresh curry leaves, washed and torn
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves, washed,to garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a pressure cooker, put the lentils, tomatoes and 4 cups of water with a pinch of turmeric powder.
• 2 pressure cook until the lentils are tender.
• 3 heat 1 tablespoons of oil in a pot.
• 4 once its hot, add mustard and cumin seeds.
• 5 allow to splutter.
• 6 once they stop spluttering, add corriander seeds, asafoetida powder, curry leaves and green chillies.
• 7 stir-fry for 5 minutes.
• 8 add onions and stir-fry till they become golden brown in colour.
• 9 remove from heat.
• 10 open the pressure cooker.
• 11 add this mixture to the cooked dal.
• 12 stir well.
• 13 add tamarind pulp and salt to taste.
• 14 mix well and bring to a boil.
• 15 remove from heat.
• 16 garnish with corriander leaves and serve hot over rice alongwith some plain yogurt on the side,or, with dosas and chutney.
• 17 enjoy!