DAL TOFU MASALA (Kugan )

DAL TOFU MASALA

Ingredients:

2 tbs oil or ghee
4 pips garlic grated
1 inch piece ginger grated
1 big onion chopped
1 big tomato chopped
1 green chillie chopped
2 tsp chillie powder
2 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp garam masala powder
½ cup water
Salt to taste

To be cooked well and mashed well:
¼ cup moong dal
¼ tsp tumeric powder
2 pinches of asafoetida

200 grms tofu cubed and shallow fried
¼ tsp kasuri methi
Little lime juice

Method:
Heat ghee or oil in a wok. Add in the ginger and garlic.
Fry them well, add in chopped onions and saute till lightly pink.
Add in the tomatoes, and cook till mushy.
Add in the chillie, coriander and garam masala powders.

Add in the water, and salt and cook till oil separates.
Now add in the cooked dal, and little water if needed for consistency.
Bring to boil, add in the shallow fried tofu pieces.
Add also the kasuri methi leaves. Simmer for 2 minutes and remove.
Lastly add in the lime juice to taste.