Spicy dal fry recipe

Recipe ingredients

3/4 cup toor dal
2 medium tomatoes
A bunch of coriander leaves
2 teaspoons coriander powder
Some red chillies, around 10, or 2 to 3 teaspoons of chilli powder
2 to 3 flakes garlic
A small piece of ginger
1/4 stick butter
3 small onions
1 teaspoon cumin seeds or powder
1 each cardamom, cinammon, cloves
Salt to taste

How to make spicy dal fry

Boil the toor dhal in the cooker for only two whistles. It should be just boiled and not too soft.
In the blender, grind together two onions, garlic, ginger, coriander leaves, tomatoes, cumin seeds, coriander powder and the red chillies or powder.
Slice the other onion finely.
Melt the butter in a pan and fry the sliced onion with the cardomom, cinammon and cloves.
When the onions are turning a little brown, add the ground masala and fry for around 15 to 20 minutes.
All the water should have evaporated and the paste should be dry.
Now add the boiled dhal to it and add a little water to make a gravy.
Add salt to taste.
Boil for a while till you get the required consistency.
Eat it hot with rice and papad.