Teendalmasala

Preparation time:15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Steve: 4

Ingredients:

• 1 cup split pegon peas
• 2 teaspoon cup white lentils
• 1 cup Bengal split gram
• Ginger chopped 1 teaspoon
• Garlic chopped 1 teaspoon
• Green chili chopped
• Star anise 3
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cinamonc sticks
• 5 cloves
• Asafoetida
• 1 onion chopped
• Butter 4 teaspoon
• Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• Tamrind 1 inch
• Jaggery 1 inch
• Curd 4 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Boil all the lentils.  In a pan heat butter.  Add cumin seeds once it crackels.
• Add garlic, Green chili and ginger.  Saute for a minute.  Add onion, cook until soft.  
• Add cinnamon, bay leaf, cloves, star anise.
• Cook for 2 minutes.  
• Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, asafoetida.  Mix well
• Add curd and cook for 2 minutes.  Add boiled lentils and salt.  Mix well and boil for 20 minutes.  
• Add tamarind and jaggery and boil for another 5 minutes.  
• Switch of the flame garnish dal with onion and red chili powder.