Toor Daal Recipe

Ingredients:
1 cup Tuvar (Toor) Daal
1 Pinch Turmeric Powder 
Salt To Taste 
1 Lemons 
1/2 tsp Jaggery 
1 Pinch Asafoetida 
1 tbsp Ghee 
2 Dry Red Chillies 
1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds 
3 Garlic Cloves

How to make gujarati style Toor Daal:

  • Pressure cook tuvar dal with sufficient water and turmeric powder.
  • Mash the dal, after it has been cooked.
  • Chop the garlic cloves finely.
  • Heat the ghee in a pan, add cumin seeds, dry red chillies and garlic cloves. Fry till they pop up.
  • Add the dal with 2 cups of water and salt.
  • Cook until the toor daal boils, then add jaggery. Cook for 4-5 minutes more.
  • When the tuvar dal is cooled add lemon juice and serve.