Dabha style dal fry

Ingredients:

To pressure cook:

Toor dal-1/2 cup
Chana dal-1/2 cup
Water-5 cups
Turmeric-pinch
Salt-1/2 tsp

For tadka 1:

Oil-2 tbsp
Cumin seeds-1 tsp
Ginger-1 in
Garlic-4 cloves
Green chillies-2
Red chilly powder-1 tsp
Coriander powder-1 tsp
Cumin powder-1 tsp
Amchur-1 tsp
Garam masala-1/2 tsp
Salt-to taste
Onion-1 small
Tomato-1 small
Lime-1/2

For tadka 2:

Ghee-1 tbsp
Cumin seeds-1 tsp
Dried red chillies-2
Chilly powder-1/2 tsp  (only if u need more spice)
Garlic-2 cloves cut in round circles

Method:

1. Soak toor and chana dal in water for 30 min and pressure cook with 5 cups of water, salt and turmeric for 6 whistles.
2. For tadka, heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and allow them to splutter.
3. Add finely chopped ginger and garlic and saute for 30 sec.
4. Add finely chopped onions and green and cook till brown.
5. Add finely chopped tomato and cook till mushy.
6. Now add chilly powder, cumin powder, corriander powder, garam masala and amchur. Mix well.
7. Add some water from cooked dal to the pan and allow the mixture to cook on a very small flame for 3-5 min until all the masalas are properly combined with onion-tomato mixture.
8. Add dal to tadka or vice versa along with lime juice and bring it to a boil. Simmer it and cook for 10 min. This is a very important step. After pressure cooking dal, there will be lot of water. During this step, the water evaporates and dal comes to a nice consistency.
9. Adjust for salt and turn off the stove. If you need more spice, add chilly powder in tadka 2.
10. For second tadka, heat ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds, chopped garlic, dried red chilly and red chilly powder. Cook till garlic is nice and brown and add it to the dal. Mix well.
11. Serve with hot steamed rice or jeera rice or roti.