Toor Dal Pithukupappu

Ingredients:

100 gms Toor dal
150 gms onion

4 gms daniya (2 tsp)
2 gms jeera (1/2 tsp)
2 gms pepper (15 nos.)
1 gm mustard (1/4 tsp)
2 gms methi (1/4 tsp)
6 gms guntur red chilli (7-8 nos.)

12 gms Tamarind - soak
12 gms Salt
12 gms Jaggery

15 gms khus khus
10 gms raw onion
20 gms fresh grated coconut

Method:

Pressure cook, toor dal and onion with a pinch of turmeric, till one whistle only. The dal should be just done and should not be over cooked.

Keep a small microwavable container on your digital scale and add one by one - daniya, jeera, pepper, mustard, methi, red chilli and microwave all these together for 1 minute.
Or fry without oil in a pan, on a low flame.

Powder in a mixer all the masalas along with khus khus without adding water. Now add 10 gms onion, coconut and little water and make a paste.

Add the masala paste to the cooked dal, add salt, jaggery and sqeeze tamarind juice. Add water if necessary and boil.

For the seasoning: Heat 1 tbsp of oil, add 1/2 tsp mustard, 1/4 tsp jeera and 15 no. of peeled garlic cloves. When the garlic is done, add little hing and curry leaves. Pour on the prepared dal and serve hot with Rava Roti.

Serves 4.