Ingredients

• Bengal gram dal - 1 cup
• Ghee or oil - 5 tbsp
• Onion - 1 cup, finely sliced
• Ginger - 2 tsp, chopped
• Green chillies - 2 slit
• Tomato - 1/2 cup, chopped
• Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Sugar - 1 tsp
• Garam masala - 1 tsp
• Bay leaf - 1
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Red chillies - 2, broken
• Salt to taste

How to Make Cholar Dal (Dry)

• Wash the dal. Add about 2.5 cup of water and soak for 1 hour.
• Heat 3 tbsp of ghee or oil. Add onion and ginger and fry till onion is soft.
• Add to the dal. Add green chillies. Heat (with soaking water) till it begins to boil.
• Lower the heat and simmer gently till the dal is cooked and almost dry.
• Add more hot water if needed while cooking.
• Add tomato, cumin, coriander and garam masala powders. Add salt and sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Heat remaining ghee or oil. Add cumin.
• When it splutters, add bay leaf and dry chilli.
• Fry for few seconds and add to the dal. Serve hot.