kakadi dal

Kakadi dal

Ingredients:

1. 1 cucumber melon, peeled and seeded and chopped
2. 1/3 cup toor dal
3. 1 tomato chopped
4. ½ teaspoon each of cumin, urad dal, mustard seeds, salt, chilli powder, turmeric, asafoetida
5. Few curry leaves
6. 2-3 dried red chillies broken
7. 1 tablespoon sliced onions
8. 2 garlic pods chopped fine
9. ½ tablespoon oil

In a pressure cooker, cook the dal along with cucumber melon and tomatoes for 5-6 whistles. Let all the steam escape, open the cooker and mash the dal.

In a small pan heat the oil and add the urad dal, cumin and mustard seeds along with curry leaves and red chillies and fry till they start to splutter. Add the onions and fry till they start becoming brown. Add garlic and fry for 1 minute. Add hing and cut the heat. Add the tempering oil to the dal mix and add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Let boil for 5 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and serve with hot steamed rice