Madras Cucumber Dal

Wash and soak dal for half an hour

Cook dal in pressure cooker with little oil and turmeric powder.

Peel cacumber, remove seeds and cut into medium sized cubes

Place a pan on gas stove. Add oil after pan is hot. Add mustard seeds, crushed fenugreek seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves.

Add cucumber cubes, add little salt cover and cook for five minutes on medium flame.

Now add salt, red chilli powder ginger and cooked dal. Add water to adjust the consistency.

Add jaggery and lemon juice. Let the dal boil. Add cut coriander leaves.

Remove this dal in serving bowl.

Again make tempering with oil mustard seeds, asafoetida, whole red chilli, chilli powder and curry leaves.

Pour the tempering on dal and garnish with coriander. Serve with Jawar roti, chapatis or rice.