RECIPE: SPECIAL CHATPATTI CHANAY DI DAAL

Whether summer or winter, it is always a good time to cook lentils for dinner, lentils are good for your health, and conducive if you are on a vegetarian diet and they are easy to store and cheap to buy so serve this tasty side dish as often as you like!!

Ingredients

• Gram lentil 200 gm (soaked for 1 hour) 
• Onion 2 (chopped) 
• Ginger 2 tbsp (chopped) 
• Garlic 2 tbsp (chopped)
• Chilli powder 1 tsp 
• Coriander powder 1 tsp
• Turmeric ½ tsp 
• Salt 1 tsp 
• All spice powder ½ tsp 
• Oil ½ cup 
• Tomatoes 2 (finely chopped)
• Green chillies 3 (slit length wise)

Cooking Directions

1. Take a pot, heat oil.
2. Add chopped onions, fry till light golden. 
3. Now add ginger and garlic, cook for 1 minute.
4. Then add chilli powder, coriander, turmeric and tomatoes.
5. Fry for 10 minutes till oil comes on top. 
6. Add soaked lentil, salt and 2 cups water,covered let it boil and cook on low flame for 20 minutes.
7. Before serving add ½ tsp all spice powder, green chillies and chopped coriander leaves.