PINDI MIRIYAM

INGREDIENTS

1 cup Toordal
1/2 cup Channa dal
1tsp Tamarind paste
1 Drumstick
2 Nos okra
1 potato
1 carrot
1 medium onion
salt to taste
oil
tadka - mustard seeds, turmeric, cumin seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves.

FOR MASALA PASTE
1 tsp coriander seeds
2 red chillies
2 tsp chana dal
1 tsp pepper corns
1 tsp raw rice
1/2 cup coconut (grated)

Dry roast all above ingredients in a frying pan, Grind all the ingredients with coconut powder and little water
and make a smooth paste.

METHOD:
1. Pressure cook both daals in a cooker
2. Heat oil in a pan and add the tadka ingredients, onions and vegetables (drumsticks, okra, potato and carrorts)
3. Fry well till they become soft
4. Add tamarind paste, salt and masala paste
5. To this, add the cooked daal, little water and boil for 8 to 10 mins

Serve hot with chapathi or rice!