Urad ki Dal in Dhaba style

Urad Ki Dal in Dhaba style

Ingredients needed for Urad ki Dal in Dhaba style
1 cup split urad dal with skin
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
5 cups water

For tempering the dal
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp ginger
1 tsp garlic
2 slit green chillies
1 small sized onion chopped
1 small sized tomato chopped
1/4 cup tomato puree
2 tsp dhaba tadka mix
juice of one lemon

Ingredients needed for dhaba tadka mix
1 tbsp jeera
1 1/2 dhania seeds
1tsp fennel seeds / saunf
1 tsp whole cloves
1/2" cinnamon
1.2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder
1/4 tsp mace powdered (javitripowder)
1 tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste

How to prepare Dal?
Cook the dal with salt and turmeric powder till it gets soft.

To make the dhaba tadka mix
Dry roast the whole spices (cumin, coriander seeds, saunf, cloves and cinnamon) on a tawa.
Add the turmeric powder, chilli, javitri powder and roast some more. Add the salt. Make a fine powder of the spices. Store this powder in an airtight container and use as needed.

For the dal in Dhaba style
In a deep pan, take a tablespoon of white butter, fry the jeera, ginger and garlic
Then add the onions till they turn translucent.
Pour in the cooked dal, add salt, green chillies and the chopped tomatoes.
Mix well and simmer for a minute.
Add the tomato puree and the dhaba tadka mix. Simmer for a minute or two and add lime juice.
Mix well and serve hot with chappathies and paranthas.