Gujarati Dal

 I learned this delicious dal from my mom.My husband's favorite one.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup :boiled & mashed Toor dal (arhar)
• 1 chopped tomato
• 1 tbsp Jaggery
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 2-3 pieces kokum 
• 1tsp grated ginger
• Salt 

Tempering:

• 2-3 tsp Butter/oil
• 1 whole red chili
• 2-3 black pepper(whole)
• 2-3 cloves(whole)
• 1 Cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds(methi)
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 green chili (halved)
• Few curry leaves
• Pinch of asafoetida

Method:

Boil & mash dal,keep it aside.roughly chop the tomatoes.

Heat butter/oil in pan add all the things of tempering when cumin seed crackles add tomato & fry for couple of minute,add 2cups of water. Add ginger,jaggery,kokum,red chili powder,turmeric powder & salt.Let it boil on medium heat for couple of minutes.Now add the dal.Let it simmer on low heat for 10 minutes,keep stirring 

in between.Dal is ready garnish it with coriander leaves.Serve hot with rice,pickle & papad.

If you don't have kokum then you can use1 tsp of  lemon juice,just make sure that you add the juice towards the end.