Whole masoor curry

Ingredients :

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Whole masoor daal - 1/2 cup
garlic cloves crushed - 2
small onions - 2 chopped finely
small potato - 1
coriander leaves/cilantro for garnishing - few
chili powder - 2 tsp
mustard seeds - 2 tsp
turmeric powder - 1 tsp
asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

fresh coconut(optional) - 1 tsp
black Maharashtrian Masala (Goda Masala) - 2 tsp (can use garam masala if don't have gada)
salt to taste
sugar (if you like that sweet flavor in your dal) - 1/2 tsp
oil - 2 tsp

Method :
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- Soak dal overnight and next day drain all the water, wash and keep it covered in a warm place or tie it in a muslin cloth to let it sprout.
- Pressure cook the dal until just tender ( one wistle is enough as the daal is tiny).
- Chop potatoes into small pieces. Chop onions.
- Heat oil in a saucepan or a copper bottom pan. Add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add asafoetida and turmeric powder. Add crushed garlic and black masala/ garam masala at this stage. Immediately add chopped onions and potatoes and saute for a minute.
- Cover till potatoes are done. Add the boiled dal and 2 cups water. Add salt, chili powder and boil for 10 minutes.

Garnish with cilantro and coconut. Serve with chapati or rice.

Tips :

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- It comes for 5 servings.

- Can use chopped tomatoes afte adding onions.

- For quicker version, skip the soaking and sprouting process, just pressure cook the unsprouted masoor dal and use it directly for the recipe .

- Add garam masala instead of black masala for change of taste.