Jhatpat Dal

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Jhatpat Dal
My daughter asked me,how can you make dal in a jiffy amma? You need to pressure cook the pulses,then it will take some more time to cool. Again she asked are you using the cooked dal? No i am not making the conventional Dal, im making it with a twist. Believe me, nobody realized it!!
So, i am still thinking whether to call it jhatpat dal or a kitchen hack!! Now it's for you to decide. So... Let's go..

Ingredients:
Soaked moong dal: 1 tsp
Besan: 2 tsp
Slit green chillies: 2 nos
Tomato: 1medium sized
Kasoori methi: 1 pinch
Chilly powder: 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder,Hing and salt
Oil: 1tsp
Ghee: 1tsp
Preparation:
Dry roast the besan and keep aside.slit the green chillies, chop the tomatoes. Soak the moong dal.
Procedure:
1.Take oil in a pan,put jeera and green chilles and turmeric
2. Add chopped tomatoes and saute for a while. Put the soaked and drained dal and mix well.
3. Add roasted besan and put a 2 glasses of water. Let it simmer for a minute. Keep stirring.
4. Add salt and put off the flame
5. For tempering,take ghee in a pan,put red chilly powder, hing and kasoori methi, put it on top of the dal.
6. Serve hot with rice and papad with a dash of lemon.





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