Arhar Dal

Ingredients

• 1 cup Split Red Lentil (Masoor Dal)
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
• 1 tsp Cumin Seed Powder (Jeera)
• 2 Green Chilli (Hari mirch)
• 2 Dry Red Chily (Saboot Lal Mirchi)
• 1 tsp chopped Ginger (Adrak)
• 2 Bay Leaf (Tej Patta)
• 10 gms Mixed Spices (onion seeds,fenugreek seeds,aniseeds,cuminseeds and mustard seeds) 2 tblsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)
• 1 tsp Sugar
• Salt to taste

How to make arhar dal:

• Wash the dal and cook the dal in a sauteuse with the turmeric, salt and the sugar over a medium flame.
• Add half of the ginger to the dal along with the cumin powder.
• When the dal is cooked and thick remove from the fire.
• Heat the ghee in a pan and add the mixed spices,(a little of onion seeds, fenugreek seeds , aniseeds, cumin seeds and mustard seeds all mixed together).
• When the mustard seeds crackle add the bay leaf, remaining chopped ginger , slit green chilliesand the broken red chillies. fry for 2 minutes and pour over the dal.mix thoroughly. serve hot.