Channa Dal

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup chana daal,
2. 7 cup water,
3. 1/4 tsp red chilly powder,
4. 1/2 tsp turmeric powder,
5. 1/2 tsp cumin powder,
6. 1/4 tsp garam masala,
7. 1 tblsp ghee / clarified butter,
8. 1/2 tsp chopped garlic,
9. 1 chopped garlic clove,
10. Salt.

Preparation: Boil the dal in pressure cooker with water, turmeric, salt & butter in medium flame. After one pressure, let it cook on slow heat for another five minutes. In the meantime take ghee in a pan, heat it & put jeera. When jeera starts splutter put garlic & onion, let it be little golden brown, now mix tomatoes & ginger, let them cook for 1-2 minutes. Then add hing, chopped chilli & chopped cilantro, let it cook again for another minute, in last add red chilli & garam masala powders. Now dal is also done. Open the cooker & mix the masala throughly, let the dal boil once with masala. If the dal is more thick, boil little water and mix it while dal is boiling. Serve it hot.