DAAL FRY

INGREDIENTS :-

1. Toor Daal 1cup
2. 1 cup onion finely chopped
3. Half cup tomato finely chopped
4. 1 tsp minced ginger
5. 1 tsp minced garlic
6. 2 to 3 dry red chilies
7. 5 to 6 curry leaves
8. Salt to taste
9. Finely chopped coriander for garnishing
10. Oil and Jeera for tempering 
11. 1/4 tsp turmeric 

METHOD :-

Soak the daal in water for almost half an hour. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a cooker. When the oil is hot add jeera and let it splutter. Then add curry leaves, red chilies and onion. Saute it till it gets soft and then add ginger and garlic. Saute till the row smell of ginger and garlic goes away. Add turmeric and stir well. Then add tomatoes. Add just 2 tbsp of water. This will let tomatoes to cook well. Then add the soaked daal and add hot water. For 1 cup daal add 2 cups of water. Add salt and cover the lid. Cook it for 2 to 3 whistles. Pour the daal in serving bowl; add coriander and serve hot with rice or chapati. If you find the daal thicker than you need then add little hot water and cook it till one boil.

SERVING :- For 2 to 3 people.