Chana Dhal with Spring Onions

Mangalore - Goa - Vegetables
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Ingredients

Quantity Measure Ingredients Description:
1 Teacup Dhal, Chana To be soaked for an hour
2-3 Bundles Onion Leeks-Spring Onions Spring Onions
2 Medium Tomatoes Chop
2 Tablespoon Cooking Oil For seasoning and frying
1 Teaspoon Jeera (Cumin Seeds) Fry ihn oil
1 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste Fry ihn oil
1 Teaspoon Chilly Powder, Red Or to taste
1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder Fry ihn oil
1 Teaspoon Dhania Jeera Powder Fry ihn oil
1-2 Teaspoon Sugar, Table to taste - optional
1 Teaspoon Salt to taste

Method

Wash and soak the chana dhal
Wash the spring onions well and separate the bulbs from the leeks.   Chop the bulbs into small bits and  finely chop the leeks and keep aside.  Chop the tomatoes into tiny pieces.  
Heat oil add jeera, then the chopped onion bulbs and saute for sometime.   Add the chopped tomatoes and stir fry till they change colour.   Add the ginger garlic paste and fry.   Add the jeera and masala powders and fry.  
Add the dhal, and when it starts boiling, lower the flame, and let it simmer.   Add sufficient water to cook.  When it is almost   cooked, add the onion leeks, and salt to taste.   Add sugar if desired.

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