BABY CORN DAL

Baby corn dal is a simple preparation with minimum ingredients and spices which can be served with rice and roti too.  Simple and easy to prepare, good for health.  You can use moongdal, masoor dal or tur dal of your choice.  I used the masoor dal.

Let us look at the recipe now:

Ingredients:

5-6  baby corns finely chopped
1/2 cup masoor dal
1 tsp sambar powder
1 onion finely chopped
turmeric powder
salt
2 tsp ghee

tempering:

1 tsp mustard seeds
few curry leaves
a pinch of hing powder

Method:

wash soak the massoor dal in water for 30 minutes. this helps in cooking the dal very fast.
chop the baby corns finely.
heat ghee in kadai, add the mustard seeds when it splutters,add the curry leaves, hing powder, chopped onion and saute till onion is transparent.
add the chopped corns and saute for 5 minutes.
transfer the same into a vessel or directly to the cooker.  
add the dal with sufficient water, turmeric powder, salt and pressure cook the same for one whistle in high flame and reduce the flame and cook till you get the second whistle.
allow to cool,  add the sambar powder, mix well and bring to boil.
garnish with chopped coriander.  if you want, can add a teaspoon of lime juice.
serve hot with chapati, roti, phulka, rice etc.
allow to cool