Kathiyawadi Toor Dal / Pigeon Pea Dal – Pepkitchen

Ingredients

• 1 cup toor dal
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 star anise (baadiya, )
• 1 cinnammon stick
• 4 cloves
• 5 pepper corn
• 10 curry leaves
• 1 dry red chili
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida
• 2 tbsp peanut
• 1 green chili (chopped, I have not added as my son was eating the dal and he could not eat spicy dal)
• 1 inch ginger (grated)
• 1 tomato (finely chopped)
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
• 1 tsp coriander cumin powder (dhania jeera powder)
• 1 tbsp jaggery (grated)
• 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp coriander (washed and finely chopped)
• salt (as per taste)
• 2 cup water (or as needed to adjust consistency of dal)