Dal

It's raining heavily outside, and I got a sudden craving for some hot dal chawal so decided to make it for lunch today. Also the other reason being, sheer laziness to cook anything more complex :) It goes well with steamed rice or even chapatti's and some nice spicy mango pickle and papad yum!

Ingredients
1 cup toovar dal
1 onion chopped
2 tomatoes chopped
ginger garlic paste
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1-2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
4-5 curry leaves
coriander leaves for garnish
1 green chilli slit
salt to taste
1 tbsp ghee/refined oil

Method-
Pressure cook the dal until cooked
Heat some ghee in a pan, when hot throw in the cumin seeds and curry leaves
Add the chopped onions and fry for a minute
Add the ginger garlic paste and fry for another minute
Next add the tomatoes and fry well till the tomatoes are pulpy
Now add the turmeric powder and chilli power and salt  and fry nicely till oil leaves its sides
Add this to the cooked dal and bring the whole thing to a boil
Add the garam masala and boil for a while
Put in the green chilli and garnish with coriander leaves

Serve hot with rice or chapattis