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Imli ki Daal

Ingredients-
Tuvar daal - 1 cup
Imli Paste (tamarind paste) - 2 tbsp if making fresh from raw imli- 1tsp of ready-made pulp
Onion - finely chopped - 1/3 cup
Curry leaves - 4-5 leaves
Red whole chilies - 2
Asafoetida - Hing - 1/4 tsp
Mustard  seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp, or according to your taste

Process-

Put 2 tsp oil in a pressure cooker and turn on the stove. We will make tadka before boiling the daal.
Once the oil is hot enough, put mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida, ginger-garlic paste, whole chilies, and curry leaves in hot oil. Now add chopped onion and let it cook for a minute. Add turmeric powder and red chili powder and mix well. Once the spices and onions are cooked well, add imli paste. Add some water and let it simmer for 5 minutes. Now add washed daal in the pressure cooker with 2 cups of water. Add salt and mix all the ingredients once before closing the lid. Now put the stove heat on med and wait for three whistles from the pressure cooker. Turn off the stove 2-3 minutes after third whistle. Let the pressure cooker cool down completely. Open the lid and give it a mix. Daal is ready to serve.
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