Gatti bele / Gatti pappu / Daal Tadaka

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Ingredients:
Togari bele/tur dal/kandi pappu: 1 cup
Onion: 1 medium sized finely chopped
Tomatoes: 2 nos chopped
Tamarind paste: 1tbs
Green chillies: 4-5 slit length wise
Ginger: 1 tbs grated
Garlic: 2 pods crushed
Turmeric powder: 1tbs
Salt as per the taste 


For tempering:
Ghee/oil: 2tbs
Mustard seeds: 1/2tbs
Cumin seeds: 1tbs
Dried red chillies: 3-4
Garlic flakes: 4 pods finely chopped 
Curry leaves: 10-15 leaves


Method:

• Pressure cook dal by adding 2 cups of water,onions, tomatos,green chillies,tamarind,turmeric powder,ginger,garlic n a spoon of oil.
• Once the dal is cooked remove it from heat and mash it.
• Heat 3 tbs of oil / ghee in a wok, temper with mustard seeds n when it starts to splutter add cumin seeds , garlic  n saute it. When garlic turns light brown add curry leaves n red chillies. After 2 min add the tempering to the mashed daal n the daal is ready to serve.

Serve the gatti bele with hot rice n ghee.