Paruppu, dal thadka

Ingredients:

• Sambar/Toor dal : 1/4 Cup
• Onion : 1/2 medium size onion
• Green chilies - 2
• Red Chillies - 2
• Mustard, urud dal - 1/2 tspn
• cumin seeds - 1/2 tspn
• Turmeric - 3 pinches
• Curry leaves - 5
• Salt - 1/2 tspn
• Oil - 4-5 tspn

Procedure:

• Put dal in a cooker, add water till it is immersed, add the turmeric powder and pressure cook it till the dal is boiled well - two whistles
• Keep kadai in the stove, add oil.
• Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, urud dal, cumin seeds
• After a minute add the green chillies, curry leaves and red chillies.
• Once all are fried, transfer the contents to the dal.
• Add salt to taste.
• This can be served with ghee rice, chappatti.