Ingredients:

• Moong Dal / split green gram – 1 cup
• Dill leaves – I bunch
• Onion – 1 small
• Tomato – 1 small
• Garlic – 4+2 flakes
• Green chilies- 4-5
• Cumin seeds  – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Curry leaves – 9-10
• Red chilies – 3
• Salt – as required

Method:

• Roast moong dal, wash and keep aside.
• Wash the dill leaves thoroughly and finely chop them.
• Bring water to boil, add dal , turmeric powder and a few drops of oil.
• Cook in medium heat till it begins to split.
• Now add cumin seeds, thinly chopped onions, slit green chilies, garlic, finely chopped tomato and dill leaves.
• Cover and cook on low flame till tomatoes melt and dill leaves are cooked. Add salt and mix well.
• For tempering heat 2 tsp of oil in a small pan.
• Add mustard seeds, once it splutters add finely chopped garlic , curry leaves and broken red chilies.
• Add them to the dal.
• Serve hot with rotis or rice.