Toor Daal

You need:
1 cup daal (yellow lentils)

1 t red chili powder
1 t tumeric powder
1 t garam masala
1 t ground cumin seeds
salt to taste
1/2 cup water

1 14 oz can chopped/diced tomatoes
1 T ginger paste
1 chopped onion (med)
Oil
curry leaves

jasmine rice


Put up jasmine rice, which doesn't require as much water.

Rinse 1 cup daal (yellow lentil). Soak in water for 30 minutes. Then boil on medium for 20 minutes. Beat them to make soft and mushy.

Combine the following to make paste:
1 t red chili powder
1 t tumeric powder
1 t garam masala
1 t ground cumin seeds
salt to taste
1/2 cup water

Heat oil or ghee in saucepan, add cumin seeds. Then add tomatoes, ginger paste, and curry leaves. Fry for a minutes then add the paste from above. Fry again briefly. In large pot, add lentils.


Serve next to jasmine rice.