Recipe for Yellow Lentils Pune Style ( Puneri Dal ) 
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Yield:
4
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
220 gm split yellow lentils (toor dal) washed
2 tsp goda masala powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp chilli powder
6 x kokam
2 tsp jaggery grated
4 tbl coconut grated if fresh or desiccated
1 tbl sunflower oil
1 tsp black mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
large pinch of asafoehda
12 x curry leaves
2 tbl coriander leaves chopped
Instructions:
Instructions: Simmer the lentils in double their quantity of water until soft.

Add the powder spices kokum jaggery coconut and salt.

Simmer for just a minute.

Take off the heat.

In a separate pan heat the oil and add the mustard seeds.

When they crackle add the cumin asafoetida and curry leaves.

Stir once and pour the oil as well as the spices over the lentils.

Mix well.

Serve very hot sprinkled with coriander to accompany boiled rice and a vegetable curry.

Pune one of the most culturally alive cities of Maharashtra has a special cuisine of its own. Created and perfected by a community called the Puneri Brahmins it is delicate and fragrant. Goda masala is used a great deal in their cooking and this recipe come from there.

Serves 4

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