Cucumber Dal / Kakdi chi Aamti

Ingredients:
1 cup Tuvar Dal
1 Cucumber
1 Tsp Mustard seeds
1 Tsp Cucumber seeds
4 Dried Red Chillies
1/4 Tsp Turmeric powder
1/4 Tsp Hing
6 Curry leaves
2 chopped Green Chillies
1 Tsp Red Chili Powder
2 Tsp chopped Garlic
1 chopped Onion
1 chopped Tomato
4 Tsp oil
Coriander Leaves for garnish
Salt as per taste

Method:
1. Cook Tuvar Dal in pressure cooker.
2. In a cooking pan, heat 4 tsp oil and add Red Chillies  to it, then mustard seeds,then cumin seeds and hing.
3. When  the mustard seeds begin to splutter add Garlic, Onion and the curry leaves.
4. Then add Tomatoes, Green Chilly and Cucumber. Add some water, cover it and let it cook well till the tomatoes and cucumber are soft .
5. Add the cooked dal and mix well. Garnish with chopped Coriander leaves.

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Drumstick Dal

Ingredients:
1 cup Channa Dal
3 Drumsticks
2 Tomatos
1 tsp Ginger
1 tsp Garlic
2 tsp Grated coconut
4 Green chili
1/4 tsp Mustard
1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
1/4 tsp Hing
Coriander leaves

How to make Drumstick Dal:
1. Cook dal in pressure cooker with water salt, turmeric powder and hing.
2. Heat 2 tsp oil in pan and add muster and cumin seed.
3. Make a paste of coconut,green chili, ginger & garlic.
4. Then add tomato pices.
5. Once tomato pices gets cooked then add drumstick pices.
6. Add 1 cup water and cover the pan.
7. Cook it for 5 minute.
8. Then add cooked dal.
9. Add coriander leaves for garnish and cook it for 5-10 min.

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