Masoor and Mung Thick Daal

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup masoor daal
• 1/8 cup Mung yellow daal
• 1 Tomato
• 1 Onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 Green chillies
• 1 inch grated ginger
• 2 tbsp Fresh coriander
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 1 Glass water
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tbsp Cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp Asafoetida
• 1 Bay leaf
• 2 cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 Dry red chilli
• 7-8 Curry leaves

Steps

1. Take Daal in a Bowl,wash 3-4 times,then soak for 5-7 minutes. After that drain the water. Finley chop tomato onion chillies garlic and grate the ginger. Keep everything ready.
2. Add oil in a pressure cooker. Add mustard and cumin seeds to splutter.then asafoetida. Now add chilli,garlic, curry leaves, Bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cloves and dry red chilli. After that add onion and sauté till soft,then add tomato and salt.saute till tomato gets mushy.
3. Now time to add Chilli, turmeric and coriander powder and little water to cook Masala well,then add daal. Mix with masala then add water and Fresh coriander. When water starts boiling,close the lid and Cook for 2 whistles then switch off the gas.
4. After cooling down the pressure cooker,open it,add lemon juice. Boil for 2 minutes again.then off the gas. Yummy tasty masoor mung daal is ready. Transfer in a bowl and serve with roti and salad.. Enjoy..