Ingredients

• 1 cup - masoor dal
• 1 tbsp - ginger/garlic paste
• 2 - ripe tomatoes
• Pinch - of turmeric
• Red chilli powder (to taste)
• Curry leaves
• Coriander leaves
• salt
• 2 Lemons
• For the baghaar: jeera, whole red Chillies
• 1 pod - Garlic
• Curry leaves and red chilli powder

How to Make Simple Khatti dal

• Boil the washed dal with tomatoes, ginger, garlic paste, red chilli powder, turmeric and salt.
• Mash with ladle once totally softened.
• Add fresh curry leaves, coriander and all of the lemon juice.
• Heat oil, add jeera, whole red chillies, crushed garlic and red chilli powder in that order.
• Cover immediately with lid.
• Serve hot.