Hyderabadi Buddy Dal

Somebody's buddy from Hyderabad taught me to make this spicy and hearty dal. I now refer to this dish as Hyderabadi Buddy Dal. 

You will need the following ingredients:

1 cup of mung dal (green)

3/4 cup masoor dal (red)

1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

1 tsp lal mirch (red chili powder)

1 black cardamom pod

1/2 tsp haldi (tumeric)

1 tsp jeera (cumin seed)

1 tsp black gram

5 curry leaves

1 large whole onion sliced julienne style

1 whole dried red chili quartered

In a saucepan, wash the dried pulses until water runs clear. Add 3-4 inches of water, 1/2 tsp of salt, ginger garlic paste, haldi, black cardamom, lal mirch and pulses to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer.

Meanwhile, in a hot pan fry mustard seed in oil until seeds begin to pop, then add dried chilies and black gram. Add onion, red chili, curry leaf and and fry on medium heat until onions are golden brown golden brown.

When pulses are 80% cooked, add onion and masala fry to the pot. Stir well and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve hot with Spelt Rotis or chapati.