Ingredients:
Split red gram: 1 cup
Tomato: 1, chopped finely
Oil: 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
Ginger: 1 tbsp, finely chopped
Green chillies: 2, slit
Water: 4 cups
Curry leaves: 10-12
Asafoetida: ½ tsp
Turmeric powder: ½ tsp
Lemon: ½ tsp
Jaggery and salt to taste

Method: Soak dal in water for an hour. Add turmeric powder, salt and a drop of oil to the dal in water and boil on low flame till it is fully cooked. Add tomato, few curry leaves and continue to boil. Heat oil. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves. Fry for one minute. Add this to dal and let it simmer. Add lemon, jaggery, chillies and ginger. Continue to simmer for 10 minutes.