DAAL TADKA

DAAL TADKA
full green gram 250 gms
green chillies 4 or to taste
ginger garlic paste 1 tablespoon
medium onions 3 to 4 finely chopped
tomato 3 to 4 finely chopped
salt to taste...
thadka:
mustard seeds 1tsp
jeera [cummin seeds]1tsp
kalajeera[kalaonji] 1tsp
methi....1tsp
saunf fennel seeds]1tsp.
1.soak the green gram over night..boil for 1whistle with turmeric a pinch of asafoetida one tsp of ginger garlic paste.....
2.now in a kadai add one large spoon of ghee..with a little oil.
3.now add mustard once splutters the rest of the thadka and green chillies saute for a minute,add the onions,and then the tomato with salt and let it simmer for sometime
4.Now lastly add two tablespoon of kasurimethi[dry methi leaves] or a bunch of well sliced and washed fresh methi leaves and saute to gether
5.Now add the boiled moong dal and mix well add enough water for dal consistancy u can be a little generous here as it has a tendency to clog like a pudding so if u r packing lunch u need to have the dal a little more liquid than while serving add the remaining salt .
garnish with some coriander leaves.
This can be served with jeera rice.