Spicy Mung Dal

Pressure-cooked mung dal seasoned with red chili powder, salt, and hing, with a small oil-ghee-hing tempering.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup mung dal (soak 1 hour beforehand)
• red chili powder
• salt
• asafoetida (hing) (also mentioned in tempering)
• 2 tsp oil (for tempering)
• ghee (for tempering)
• water (enough to boil; plus a little water with spices)

Instructions

1. Soak the dal 1 hour beforehand.
2. Wash the dal, add enough water, and boil in a pressure cooker.
3. Add red chili powder, salt, hing, and a little water.
4. Cook in the pressure cooker until one whistle.