yellow moong dal/red masoor dal curry with carrot and tomato

1/2 tea cup /75 gm yellow moong dal/red masoor dal
1 carrot
1 tomato
5 green chilly
3 stems of curry leaf
1 onion
1/2 tsp jeera
1/2 tsp mustard
1 tsp salt (1/4 rock salt / sedha namak, 3/4 table salt)
2 tsps chilly flakes
6 blackpepper
2 cloves
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
or 1/2 inch fresh turmeric slices
wash dal
chop carrot , tomato, green chilly , turmeric, onion
crush clove , black pepper
heat pressure cooker add 2 tb oil, add mustard jeera onion slices and saute well
add turmeric, green chilly curry leaf saute it, add chilly powder, salt carrot tomato moong dal add water as necessary and pressure cook 1 whistle and wait for 10 minutes to open
For winter/rainy season clove and black pepper give  more heat
can add  garlic, ginger
adding ginger best for summer months, it is cooling
Avoid clove and black pepper, in hot summer months , it will increase more heat to the body
Good for roti, rice
serve with achar, pappad, rice/roti/paratha
red masoor and yellow moong are best for this recipe . Can use anyone for this recipe.
This recipe is very easy to make, and also very tasty.
easy to make after a long travelling.
A very tasty and healthy dish








can add ginger slices if like