Vankaya pappu

Ingredients:

Toor dal : 1cup
Cumin seeds : 1 spoon
Methi powder : 1/4 tsp
Tomato : 1 medium size cut
Tamarind extract : 2 spoons
Salt : to taste
green chillies : 7
Turmeric : 1 tsp
Chinese egg plant : 1 large
Onion : 1 small size finely cut

Seasoning :

Oil : 2 spoons
Hing : 1 tsp
Methi seeds : 1 tsp
Mustard seeds : 1 tsp
Broken red chillies : 2
Finely cut cilantro : 1/4 cup
Curry leaves : handful


Method :

1. Wash chinese egg plant well and cut it into large pieces.
2. Heat 1 spoon of oil in a pan. Add cut onion, tomato, green chillies, egg plant and saute this.
3. Wash dal thrice add enough water to it.
4. Let it soak for 30 min. You can avoid this step if you are in hurry.
5. Add fried mixture, cumin seeds, methi powder, tamarind extract,turmeric and salt.
6. Pressure cook for 3 whistles or until dal is well cooked.
7. Heat oil in a pan.
8. Add mustard seeds. Let it pop.
9. Add methi seeds, curry leaves, broken red chillies, hing. Saute it.
10.Add finely cut cilantro.
11.Transfer dal to this pan. Mix well and let it cook for few min.
12.Switch off the stove and transfer to a bowl.