Ghar ki Maash ki Daal or Daal Mash

Ingredients

• 1 cup Maash ki daal (soaked for a few hours, preferably overnight)
• 1/2 tsp ginger paste
• 4-5 diced green chillies
• 1 inch ginger piece, julienned
• 1/2 thinly sliced onion
• 3-4 whole dried red chillies
• neutral cooking oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Rinse your soaked daal and put it to boil with a generous amount of water, the ginger paste and a spoon full of salt

2. 2

   Once the daal is cooked, 20-30 minutes, drain the excess water and return the daal to the pot

3. 3

   Finely mince however many green chillies you feel comfortable using and add those along with the julienned ginger (if using) into the pot

4. 4

   Taste for salt, adjust seasoning.

5. 5

   Heat a generous lug of oil in a small frying pan and add the onions and whole red chillies

6. 6

   When the onions turns a beautiful caramelly brown then pour the baghaar/tadka over the maash ki daal. Eat with roti.