Beetroot Daal

Ingredients:

Beet root - 2

Thur dal - 1 cup

Onion - 1

Green chillies - 2-3

Red chillies - 2

Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

coriander powder - 1 tsp

Salt - to taste
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Garlic - 5-6 pods

mustard seeds - 1 tsp

cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Bengal gram dal - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - 6-8 leaves

Ghee (or Oil) - 1 tsp

Cilantro - to garnish
Directions:

• Soak thur dal for 10-15 min in water.Take it into a pan,add 2-3 cups of water and boil for around 10 min on a medium flame until it is half cooked.


• To it add chopped beet root,onion,green chillies,red chilly powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and salt.Close the lid and cook for 10-12 min on low flame until the beet root is cooked.


• Heat Ghee in a pan,add cumin seeds,mustard seeds and bengal gram dal.


• When they splutters add mashed garlic pods,red chillies and curry leaves.Add this to the cooked curry.Garnish with fresh cilantro.
  

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