chana dal

Dals are very important meals in all our indian families ,this chana dal recipe is quite common and known by everyone but still i felt like posting it ,dals are very healthy ,beneficial and are packed with protiens and vitamins ,though i was not fond of any of the dals when i was young but after marraige i really started eating and now being a mother i force my daughter also to  take it but even she dosent like it somehow ,i ges its in her genes ;),but im sure even when she grows up she will start developing the taste,really wonder sometimes why children are not dal friendly :?

ingredients :
1 cup chana dal
1 onion chopped
1 tomato chopped
1 green chilli chopped
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp red chilli pwd
1/2 tsp turmeric pwd
1 tsp garam masala pwd
1/4 tsp hing/asafoetida pwd
salt to taste
2 tbsp oil
chopped corriander leaves
method :
Wash and soak chana dal for half an hr.Pressure cook chana dal with enough water and taking care tthat it gets cooked but still maintaining its shape.Heat oil,add cumin seeds,let it splutter,add hing,ginger garlic paste,green chillies and onions.Saute onions for a while,add tomatoes,all the masalas,salt and let it cook for a while till tomatoes are little pulpy and leaves oil.Add cooked chana dal and gently mix well.Add little water if required to make the desired consistency ( i usually add less as we like thick dal ).Garnish with corriander and serve hot with phulkas/chapatis/parathas/rice.
sending this to delicious dal event hosted by suma of veggie platter.