Friday

Methi (Fenugreek) Leaves Dal

Ingredients:
1 bunch Fenugreek leaves, separate leaves from stems
1/2 onion, cut into large pieces
1 tomato, cut into big pieces
1 cup Yellow (toor) Lenil
1 pinch turmeric
1 tbsp tamarind paste
Salt to taste
2 cups water

Seasoning:
Oil - 2 tbsp
curry leaves - 5
Red chilli - 1
mustard seeds - 1/4 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tbsp
Garlic pods - 2, mash coarsely
Urad dal - 1/4 tbsp

1. In a pressure cooker, add all the ingredients except salt and pressure cook for 3 vigils. Once it cools off, mash the dal into paste and add salt.
2. In a pan, add oil and when it is hot, add red chilli, mustard seeds, garlic pods, cumin seeds, urad dal and curry leaves and season well. Add this to the dal.

This goes well with hot white rice. Tastes very yummy with Ghee and Mango pickle!

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