Toor Dal Amti/ Bele Saru/kemp saar

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Toor daal
• 1 Tomato (chopped)
• 1 tsp Tamarind paste
• 2-4 dry Red chillies
• 1/4 cup Coconut
• 1 tsp Coriander seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp Jaggery
• 1 tsp Oil

For seasoning

• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• A pinch Asafoetida
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 Onion (small, chopped) (optional)
• 1 tsp Ginger & Garlic paste (optional)
• 1 1/2 tsp Oil

Method:

Pressure cook daal,tomato,water. Heat the pan add oil, add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, red chillies and roast for 2-3 minutes till you get the nice aroma. Grind this fried masala with tamarind paste, coconut, jaggery with little water and make smooth paste. Heat the pan with oil, add mustrad seeds, let them splutter, add asafoetida, curry leaves, onion, ginger garlic paste, grinded paste and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add boiled daal and tomatoes and cook for 4-5 minutes.

Serve hot with Rice.

Note: IF need more heat, add red chillies powder.

Variation: Can escape the masala paste method . Directly you can add coconut while tadka. And can use any ready made saar powder.