Dal Mezhukkupuratty (Fry)

Ingredients:

• Dal 1 cup
• Shallots 10 to 15
• Garlic 10 to 15 pods
• Turmeric pdr ½ Tsp
• Garam masala 1 Tsp
• Pepper pdr 1 Tsp
• Mustard seeds
• Curry leaves
• Dry chilly 5
• Water
• Oil

Soak the toor dal for 15 mins. Pressure cook it with a little salt and keep it aside. Crush the shallots (or 1 big onion), garlic and dry chilly separately. Heat oil in a non-stick pan or kadai and add mustard seeds. Allow it to splutter and add crushed shallots and garlic. Add required amount of salt and saute till it becomes light brown. Then put the turmeric pdr, garam masala and dry chilly into this. Saute it well and add the cooked dal into this. Mix it well. Stir it occasionally. When the dal turns dry, add pepper pdr mix well and remove it from fire.