Khazana of Indian Recipes

Tomatoes 4 large sized
Red gram, split (toor dal) ...4 tspns
Whole red chillies 3
Peppercorns 6
Cumin seeds V4 tspn
Water 5 cups
Ginger. 1 one inch piece
INGREDIENTS
METHOD OF PREPARATION
Salt as per taste
Coriander leaves for garnish
For tempering
Oil 2 tblspns
Mustard seeds Vt. tspn
Asafoetida 'A tspn
Curry leaves 8-10
X Wash and chop tomatoes. Wash and chop coriander leaves. Pick, wash
and boil dal with five cups of water. Strain the water and keep. Peel
and roughly chop ginger.
Broil and grind together red chillies, peppercorns and cumin seeds
with ginger.
3 Boil the dal water kept aside again with the chopped tomatoes,
ground paste, and salt; cook until tomatoes are completely mashed.
Now heat the oil in a small pan. Add asafoetida, mustard seeds
and curry leaves; when they crackle, add it to the above liquid.
Mix and heat well once again for the flavours to mingle. Serve hot,
garnished with chopped coriander leaves.
Chef's Tip : Chopped garlic added at the time of tempering gives this
recipe a new dimension.