TURNIPS WITH MOONG DAL

Ingredients:
Moong dal - 1 cup
Turnips - 200 gms
Ginger - 3 cm piece
Sugar - 1 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric- 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

For Talimpu:
Oil - 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
Asafoetida -a pinch

Method:

• Wash the dal and soak in water for 1 hour.
• Wash and peel the turnips, rinse again and cut into medium chunks.Finely chop the ginger.
• Cook the dal with all the ingredients except turnips in pressure cooker for 2-3 minutes.
• Let the pressure go down, add the turnips, and close the lid and cook another 2 minutes, till the turnips are tender but not mushy.
• Heat the oil, add cumin and asafoetida; fry and pour over the dal.