Rajestani Toor Dal

Rajestani  toor dal

( My Mom Vimala Jain's Recepe)

Pressure cook one cup toor dal.

5-6 kokum soaked in half cup water for half hour.

I cup chopped tomatoes (microwaved for I minute and mashed)

5 tsp Ghee

1/2 tsp Methi seeds, mustard seeds and cumin seeds.

1/4 tsp Hing 

Salt

5 cloves.

6-7 curry leaves. 

I chopped green chili.

1/2 tsp each turmeric powder, red chili powder, and coriander powder.

Couple drops of lemon.

Add 3 cups of water to precooked toor dal and run it through hand blender. Add salt, turmeric powder, lemon juice, coriander powder, kokum, and bring it to boil.

Heat Ghee, add Methi seeds, cloves, mustard seeds, cumin Seeds, Hing, curry leaves and green chili. Add red chili powder and immediately pour mashed tomatoes on it. Let it cook for 3-4 minutes. Pour this seasoning to boiling dal. Boil dal in slow flame for another 5 minutes. Add lemon. Turn gas off. Cover for few minutes with a lid. Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with Rice.