NIMMAKAYA CHARU

Ingredients:

Tuvar/ moong dal – ½ cup

Salt to taste

Turmeric – ¼ tsp

Green chillies – 2

Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp (chopped)

Lemon juice – 1 tbsp or as per taste

For Talimpu:

Ghee – 2 tsp

Asafoetida – pinch

Dry red chillies – 2

Fenugreek seeds – ¼ tsp

Mustard & cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves – few

Method:     

                                            

• Cook the dal with excess water. When the dal is cooked, strain the water and keep aside. Don’t take the dal. Use the dal for dal curries.
• Heat the ghee in kadai; add all talimpu ingredients and allow them to splutter.
• Then add dal water, green chillies, salt, and turmeric and bring to boil.
• When it starts boiling, remove from flame.
• Add lemon juice and coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with rice.