HEALTHY MIXED DAL

Ingredients

1 cup of lentils containing equal proportions of- i.e. 1/5 cup of each dal
 Black udad dal
- toovar/arhar dal
- yellow moong dal
-channa dal 
-  masoor dal

2 tomatoes, finely chopped

2 green chillies, slit

2 red chillies

1 teaspoon ginger grated 

4-5 pods garlic crushed

1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon garam masala powder

1 inch piece of cinnamon stick

1/4 teaspoon asafoetida

 fresh coriander leaves finely chopped

salt to taste

11/2 tablespoons ghee

Method

Wash & soak all the dals together for about an hour in water. Pressure cook the dals until soft, adding about 3 cups of water for cooking and salt

Heat a heavy bottomed pan with ghee; add the cumin seeds and allow it to crackle.  Add cinnamon & the red chillies and roast it for a few seconds until browned. Add in the ginger,garlic,  green chillies, tomatoes and sauté until the tomatoes are soft.

Finally add in the asafoetida, turmeric powder and garam masala powder and stir for a few minutes. Finally add in the cooked dals into this masala mix and stir to combine well.  Adjust the consistency of the lentils by adding a little water if you find it too thick. Check the salt levels and allow the dal to simmer for about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the chopped coriander leaves.

Serve hot with rice , roti .