Fried Toor Dall

Ingredients

• 1 cup East End Toor Dall
• 2 Green chillies cut lengthwise
• 2 dried East End Red Chillies broken into halves
• 3 Garlic pods crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon East End Cumin seeds
• Onion - half onion julienned (cut into strips)
• 2 pinches East End Turmeric powder
• Curry leaves a few
• Salt to taste

Method

Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a shallow pan. Add Toor Dall, 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds, green chillies, 1 crushed garlic pod & onions. Keep stirring the Dall until it turns brownish. Make sure you don't fry until it burns or turns dark brown.
Transfer fried Dall to a pressure cooker. Add 2 & half cups water, turmeric powder & pressure cook up to 4 whistles. Remove lid, smash toor dall with a spatula if needed.
For seasoning, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan. Add remaining 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds, 2 crushed garlic pods, dried red chillies & curry leaves.
Add this seasoning to Dall. Add salt as per taste. Serve Hot with Jeera Rice / Rotis.