Shahi Dal

Recipes Ingredients:

2 c Pigeon peas, soaked for 20
6 Cloves
-- minutes in cold water
Salt
1 1/2 qt Water
1/4 c Ghee
1 ts Turmeric
1 md Onion, sliced finely
1 Cinnamon stick
1 1 1/2" piece ginger, chopped
1/2 ts Black peppercorns
4 Garlic cloves
3 Bay leaves
2 Fresh green chilies, chopped
6 Green cardamoms
1 lg Tomato, chopped

Recipe Instructions:

Wash pigeon peas & boil them in the water with the turmeric, cinnamon, peppercorns, bay leaves, cardamom, cloves & salt for 20 minutes till the peas are cooked (may take longer if peas are old). Heat ghee in a skillet, cook onion, garlic, ginger & chilies till the onion is browned. Remove & stir into the cooked pigeon peas. Add tomato, cover & simmer for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Serve with rice. Rani, "Feast of India"