Masoor daal

Recipe by Suphala Shenoy

Ingredients:

1 cup Masoor daal

half teaspoon haldi pwd

1 teaspoon chilli pwd

1 teaspoon coriander pwd

3-4 pods of garlic

1 medium sized onion

2 teaspoons coconut oil

mustard

curry leaves

salt to taste

Method:

Pressure cook masoor daal in enough water for about 2 mins after whistle. Mash the daal a little and add haldi pwd, chilli pwd , coriander pwd and salt. Broadlt cut garlic and onions and add it to the dal. Cook on low flame and boil it nicely. Finally temper it with mustard and curry leaves in coconut oil.

Serve hot with rice or chapati. A nice alternative to the usual dalithoy and dal fry.