Pesara Pappu Kattu

Ingredients:

1 cup split moong dal(pesara pappu) cooked in a pot with 3 cups of water
1 medium size onion
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp jeera seeds
2 green chilli slit length wise
2 dry red chillis deseed and tear into pieces
1 tsp grated ginger
10 curry leaves
1/4 tsp turmeric (pasupu,haldi)
big pinch asafoetida (hing)
salt to taste
ghee
1 tbsp lemon juice


METHOD:
cook the moong dal in a cooker with 3 cups of water along with red chillis,green chillis,curry leaves,ginger and onion till 3 whisiles.
Now smash the dal and add the asafoetida and turmeric to the cooked dal along with the excess boiled dal water.Add salt.
Let the dal simmer for 8-10 mts.Turn off heat.
Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a vessel.Add the cumin seeds,jeera and let them sizzle and brown and add to the boiled dal.
Just before serving add a dash of lime and serve hot with steamed rice or rotis or have it as a soup.(If you wish to have it as a hot soup add an extra cup of water)