Tamatar Urad Dal

Ingredients:
1 cup of Whole Urad Dal (Black Gram Dal)
1 medium sized Tomato (chunks)
1 slice of fresh Ginger (finely chopped)
1 tbsp of Ghee
Pinch of Asafoetida (Hing)
1/2 tbsp of Cumin powder (Jeera)
1-2 dried whole Red Chillies (Lal Mirch)
4-5 sprigs of Coriander leaves (Dhania patta) (chopped)
Salt to taste

Preparation:
1. Rinse and pre-soak whole Urad dal for 4 hours.
2. Take soaked urad dal, drain water, rinse again.
3. Cook dal in microwave for 30 minutes or until soft.
4. Once dal is cooked, saute red chillies and ginger in ghee for a minute separately.
5. Add cumin, salt and a pinch of hing along with chopped tomatoes.
6. Add this tadka to the cooked dal.
7. Garnish with coriander leaves before serving.
8. Serve hot.