TORKA DAL

It is a typical Punjabi food with a variance and is famous at Kolkata,  it is made of green urad dal.

INGREDIENTS:
Boil overnight soaked Green Urad dal (200gms).
Chopped onions (1 cup).
Chopped tomatoes (1 cup).
Ginger paste (1 TBs).
Garlic paste (1 tsp).
Fenugreek seeds (a pinch).
Jeera (a pinch).
Bay leaves (1-2).
Oil (10ml).
Green chillies chopped (4-5).
Turmeric powder (1 tsp), Salt to taste, Red chilli powder (1 tsp), Garam masala powder (1 tsp).

PROCEDURE:
Heat oil in a pan, add fenugreek, jeera, bay leaves and as they pop up add chopped onions and fry them till golden brown, now add tomatoes, salt, ginger-garlic paste and saute well till tomatoes gets cooked and oil leaves the walls of wok, add turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala powder and little water and cook well, now add boiled green urad dal and stir-mix well and cook it up well. Now add chopped green chillies and cook for a minute or two in closed lid. Now off the flame and serve it hot with roti, kulcha or chapati.

/* Add some scrambled eggs to it, it enchances the taste of egg torka.*/