Ingredients

• 1 cup - toor dal.
• 1/2 cup - onion, cut to small pieces.
• 3 - green chillies.
• 1 small piece - ginger.
• 2 pods - garlic.
• 1.5 tsps - dhania.
• 3/4 tsp - jeera.
• 3/4 tsp - saunf.
• 1 tsp - mustard.
• 1 tsp - urad dal.
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder.
• curry leaves for seasoning.
• oil for frying.
• salt to taste.

How to Make Toor Dal Usili

• Soak tuvar dal in water for 1/2 hour. Grind the wet tuvar dal along with green chillies, ginger, garlic, dhania, saunf, jeera and salt to a coarse paste.
• Mix cut onions and turmeric powder with the ground paste and steam the mixture on greased idly plates in cooker for about 10 minutes.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Crumble the mixture to uniform consistency.
• Heat oil in frying pan.
• Add mustard, urad dal and curry leaves for seasoning.
• Fry the dal mixture along with the seasoning in low heat till the mixture is dry and light brown.
• Keep stirring to ensure uniform frying.
• Serve hot. | |