firstly, simmer 3 cups of water and 1/4 cup of toor dal in a pressure cooker until 5 whistles.

Now, heat one tablespoon of ghee in a separate kadai and sputter one tablespoon each of mustard, jeera, dried red chilli, curry leaves, and hing.

Add one onion, one tablespoon of ginger garlic paste, and one green chilli. Good sautéing

Add an additional 1/4 teaspoon each of turmeric, chilli powder, and coriander powder. On a low flame, sauté.

Moreover, add 1 tomato and cook it until it is mushy and tender.

Add the cooked dal and 1 teaspoon of salt. Mix well.

5 minutes of simmering is plenty to make the dal smooth and flavorful.

now include 1/4 teaspoon garam masala, 1 tablespoon coriander, and 1 teaspoon crushed kasuri methi.

Finally, serve hot jeera rice or ghee rice with the dal fry.