Podi Pappu/ Garlic Dal

Ingrdients:

Toordal - 1 cup

Water - 2 cups

Garlic - 5 cloves(adjust according to spice)

Salt - 1/2 tea spoon(adjust)

Red chilli Powder - 1/2 tea spoon(adjust)

Turmeric - 1/4 tea spoon

Tampering/Popu/Thadka:

Oil - 2 table spoons

Mustard seeds - 1 tea spoon

Balck gram - 1/2 tea spoon

Jeera - 1 tea spoon

Curry leaves - 4

Green chilli - 1(Optiona)

Hing - pinch

Method:

Boil the toor dal with 2 cups of water


• Heat the oil in a pan add mustard seeds, let it splutter, add black gram, jeera,curry leaves, Hing and allow to saute till dal turns light brown in a medium flame.


• Add garlic paste(kacha pacha) and saute till it turns to light brown.


• Add dal and mix well, add turmeric, salt, chilli powder and saute for 5 minutes in a low flame.


• Serve hot with Chapathis/Rice.