Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 lb Channa dal Salt to taste
2 tb Chilli powder Oil for frying
1 tb Gram masala

---------------------------TARKA--------------------------------
1 ts Sesame seeds 2 ea Green chillies, chopped
2 tb Mustard seeds 2 tb Oil
12 ea Curry leaves Lemon or lime juice

Soak the dal overnight. drain the water lighly pat dal dry. Heat
the oil to smoking point. Add a handul of dal at a time and fry until
light brown. Drain uning aperforated spoon and place on a paper towel
to absorb any excess oil. Add the salt, chillie powder and garam
masala and mix well.

To make the tarka, heat the two tbs. oil and when hot add the mustard
and sesame seeds. As soon as they pop add the curry leaves and
chopped chillies and pour this over the dal. Squeeze some juice on
top and mix all ingredients thoroughly. Pour over the slightly cooled
dal. This dal is a lovely crunchy snack which can be eated at teatime
or served with drink.

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Submitted By MARK SATTERLY On 04-06-95

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