Raddish Dal

Ingredients:

• 1 cup toovar dal (soaked in water for one hour)
• 2 radishes
• 1 large tomato
• 1 large onion
• 1 tbsps. sambhar powder
• 1 tsp. jaggery
• 2 tbsps. finely grated coconut
• A little mustard
• 2 sprigs of curry leaves
• 6 whole cashewnuts
• 2 tbsps. oil
• Salt to taste.

Method:
Scrape and cut radish into round pieces. Heat oil in a kadai. Put in the mustard. When it splutters add chopped onion. Fry till golden brown. Mix chopped tomato, curry leaves, sambhar powder and the grated coconut. Keen frying for a few minutes. Add drained toovar dal and the radish slices. Add salt to taste and about two cups of water. Simmer on a slow fire till cooked. Serve hot with rice.