Bale Saaru (Amma's)

Original Recipe

Boil 2 cups of water
Soak 1 cup of tur dal for 5-10 min. Put dal in boiling water
Add ½ tsp oil, 1 pinch turmeric powder.
Put 1 large tomato (or two medium sized ones), cut or uncut into pressure cooker

2 high whistles, 1 low whistle for pressure cooker

1 Big Onion (cut),
Garlic (3-4 cloves)
Mustard ( ½ sp)
Turmeric powder (1 pinch)
Curry leaves (4-5)

Put 2 sp of oil. Add the mustard, onions, turmeric and curry leaves. Fry till brown.
Add the
Tomato
Tamarind paste (2 sp)
Sambhar powder (2 sp)
Sugar ( ¾ sp)
Salt (2 sp)

Pour boiled dal, and boil for 15 min. Add Coriander leaves at the end.

Additions : Add boiled vegetables, grated coconut if required

Notes :

1. Do not cook the coriander leaves as they’ll become tasteless. Add at end
2. You can add a few onions (cut long )