Ingredients

• 250 g - Bengal gram dal
• 1/2 - coconut
• 1 tsp - cumin seed
• 4 - red chillies, whole
• A pinch of asafoetida
• 1 tsp - sugar
• salt to taste
• 50 g - vanaspati
• 2 - bay leaves
• A pinch of soda

How to Make Gholar Dal

• Add soda to some water and soak the dal in it for about 1 hour.
• Boil dal with bay leaves and salt till cooked.
• Make sure it is not fully mashed.
• Cut coconut into small pieces and fry in vanaspati till golden brown.
• Heat vanaspati in a frying pan, add cumin seeds, whole red chilli and asafoetida.
• Use this to temper the dal.
• Add coconut and sugar, and cook for another 2 minutes.