Gujarati Style Urad Dal

Preparation :10 mins
Cook :20 mins
Total Time :45 mins
Servings :Makes 4 servings

Ingredients :

1 cup urad dal (split black lentils)
1/2 cup whisked curds (dahi)
2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
5 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp green chilli paste
1/2 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
salt to taste
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

For Serivng
rotla

Method :

Clean, wash and soak the urad dal in enough water in a bowl for 15 minutes. Drain well.
Combine the urad dal and 1½ cups of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles.Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
Combine the cooked urad dal, curds and 1½ cups of water in a deep bowl and mix well. Keep aside.
Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the cumin seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
Add the urad dal-curd mixture, green chilli paste, garlic paste, turmeric powder and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirirng occasionally.Switch off the flame, add the coriander and mix well.
Serve immediately with rotla.