Ingredients

• 1/2 cup - Toor dal
• 1 cup - Zucchini (chopped finely)
• 1 - Onion ( chopped finely)
• 1 - Tomato (chopped finely)
• 1 - Green chilli (chopped finely)
• 1 tsp - Ginger (chopped)
• 3 - Garlic cloves (chopped)
• 1 tsp - Peppercorns
• 1 tsp - Cumin seeds
• Salt
• For Tempering:
• 1/4 tsp - Mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp - Urad dal
• 1/4 tsp - Asafoetida powder
• 2 - Red chillies
• Oil as needed

How to Make Zucchini Dal

• Wash toor dal thoroughly 3 or 4 times.
• Chop the zucchini with or without the skin.
• Pressure cook the toor dal, onion, tomatoes, green chilli, zucchini, ginger, garlic and a cup of water for 3 whistles. (Adjust the dal as required, but zucchini contains sufficient water so do not add too much water. Your dal will turn too watery).
• Coarsely grind peppercorns and cumin seeds and keep aside.
• Blend the pressure cooked vegetables with a hand blender. Add salt.
• Heat oil in a pan, splutter the mustard seed, urad dal, asafoetida powder, curry leaves and red chillies.
• Mix them with the blended zucchini dal.
• Add ground peppercorns and cumin seed powder. Adjust the taste as required. If you want it spicier add more of the ground powder.
• Serve hot.
• Recipe courtesy: Priya Easy N Tasty Recipe