Mum special Deem Chholar Dal

Ingredients:

1.     Bay leaf (2 small leaves)

2.     Dry red chilly 1

3.     Cumin seeds

4.     Cinnamon 1 inch stick

5.     Cardamom 2

6.     1 Sliced green chilly (slight reddish chilly gives more flavor)

7.     Onion (1 medium) and ginger (1 inch) paste

8.     Ginger

9.     Cumin powder

10. Mustard oil

11. Ghee

12. Turmeric powder

13. Salt

14. Sugar

15. Garam Masala

16. Chholar Dal (Soaked overnight then boiled with salt and turmeric and strained) 1 cup

17. 4 eggs (boiled and shallow fried)

18. Coconut chopped (30 grams)

Recipe:

1.     Heat a kadhai and put 3 teaspoon mustard oil.

2.     Put one teaspoon of ghee in it.

3.     Add bay leaf, Cumin seeds and Dry red chilly into the oil.

4.     Mix and add cinnamon and cardamom to the mix.

5.     Once it starts sparkling in 30-40 seconds add the onion and ginger paste to it.

6.     Once it becomes golden brown add a pinch or two of Cumin powder.

7.     After 30 seconds add the treated dal to the mix.

8.     Add 2 cup warm water to it and boil the mix for 2-3 minutes.

9.     Once the mix is boiled add coconuts to it.

10. Keep stirring the mix to avoid getting stuck on the bottom of the pan.

11. Add the eggs and the sliced green chilly to it.

12. Add one or two more cup of warm water and stir the mix.

13. Cook it for about 15 minutes and add 1 teaspoon full of sugar and 2 pinches of Garam masala on the top.

14. Stir the mix garnish it with chopped coconut and serve hot.