For all ingredients, please use organic versions if available 1 cup gram dal 1 chopped onion 1 cup oil Tamarind water 2 tomatoes, chopped Fresh coriander 1 tablespoon crushed ginger 1 spoonful minced garlic Green chili, chopped 1 tablespoon turmeric powder 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon red chili 1 spoonful cumin seeds 1 spoonful coriander powder - Preheat 2 spoonfuls of oil in a pan.
- Then, put in a spoonful of garlic into the pan, and sauté it until golden brown.
- Add in a spoonful of ginger until it is golden brown.
- Add in the tomato until it becomes dried.
- Add in the spices: turmeric, salt, red chili, cumin, and coriander.
- Mix them all and let the tomato juice dry in it.
- Add in the dal. Mix it.
- Pour in the tamarind water.
- Cover the pan for about 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, take the cover off. And let it cook for a while.
- When the dal has become soft and cooked nicely, put them in a bowl and garnish it with some coriander and some green chili.
- Put some oil in a frying pan and let it hot.
- Add in some onions and cook the onions in the heated oil until they become brown.
- Add in some cumin in it.
- When their fragrant, pour them into the cooked dal.
- The gram dal with tamarind is ready to eat.
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