Masoor dal

I like my food to be simple. Usually that is the way I cook food. Today was not such a day. I wanted to make masoor dal - restaurant style. Masoor dal takes very little time to cook and needs no soaking. Its always good to get your daily dose of lentils as it contains fiber and other essential nutrients. Diabetes comes with an added risk of heart disease, so meeting your daily requirement of fiber is essential for your heart health.

Ingredients
1 cup masoor dal
1 tomato chopped
1 green chilli slit horizontally
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 onion sliced lengthwise
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 dry red chillies
2 cloves of garlic sliced thinly

Cook the dal with tomato, green chilli and turmeric powder. Add oil to a pan. When hot, add the cumin seeds and mustard seeds. When they start to pop, add the onions. After the onions have softened, add it to the cooked dal. Add salt and garam masala and allow it to simmer for a few mins. Again, add some more oil to the pan and add the red chillies and garlic. Fry the garlic in oil for a few mins. When it is completely cooked, add it to the dal just before serving.

Personally, I like the garlic flavour. If you don't like it then add a tsp of cumin seeds instead of garlic.