Pakistani Shahi Daal And Tarka

• 200 -250 g lentils (1 1/2cups)
• 3 tablespoons tamarind paste
• 1 medium onion (sliced)
• 4 green chilies (whole)
• curry leaf (few)
• 2 tablespoons national shahi daal mixed spice
• For TARKA (Sizzle)
• 4 red chilies (whole)
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed (whole)
• 4 -6 curry leaves
• 1/2 cup oil or 1/2 cup ghee

1. Soak tamarind in 1 1/2 cup of warm water.
2. Wash Daal and boil it with onion in 2 1/2 cups of water.
3. When Daal is tender, add Shahi Daal Spice Mix and blend thoroughly with a wooden spoon or in a blender.
4. Add tamarind juice, curry leaves and green chillies and cook.
5. When green chillies are tender daal is cooked.
6. For TARKA (Sizzle).
7. Heat oil/ghee and fry all he tarka ingredients until reddish brown.
8. Add to Daal.

lentils, tamarind paste, onion, green chilies, curry, mixed spice, red chilies, cumin, curry, oil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pakistani-shahi-daal-and-tarka-302883 (may not work)