Mix the tow dals, wash and soak in four cups of water for an hour. Drain.
Peel, wash and chop ginger finely. Remove stems, wash and chop green chillies. Peel, wash and chop onion finely. Wash and chop tomatoes. Clean, wash and chop coriander leaves.
Place soaked dals in a pan with four cups of water, salt to taste, turmeric powder, half of the ginger and green chillies. Cover and cook on low heat till the dals are tender. Stir well with a ladle to make a homogeneous mixture of the dals without mashing them.
Heat ghee and butter in a pan. Add cumin seeds, remaining green chillies and ginger. Stir and add onion and saute till onion turns light brown.
Add tomatoes and saute till tomatoes soften. Add red chilli powder and saute for half a minute.
Add tempering to dal and mix. Simmer for a few minutes and serve hot garnished with chopped coriander leaves. |
