SIMPLE PLEASURES -Shevagyachya shenganchi amti (Daal with drumsticks)

Ingredients:

• Toor dal - 1/2 cup
• Drumsticks/ shevghyachya shenga - 3- 4 cut into 4 inch pieces
• Curry Leaves - 3-4 
• Oil
• Mustard seeds
• Cumin Seeds
• A pinch of asafoetida
• Turmeric powder
• Chopped cilantro
• Grated Coconut
• Amsul/ kokam - 2-3 
• Jaggery / gul
• Goda masala
• Salt to taste

Procedure-:

• Cook the toor dal in pressure cooker with some water.
• Cook the drumsticks in some salted water for less time than dal, as dal needs more time to cook than the drumsticks.
• Heat a pan with some oil in it. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves, turmeric, and coconut.
• Add cilantro, and mix everything well.
• Add the cooked dal and also some water to adjust the consistency.
• When the daal starts boiling, add the drumsticks, amsul and salt to taste.
• Boil only for few more minutes, as the dal and the drumsticks are already cooked.
• Add the jaggery and let it boil for couple more minutes and daal/ amti will be ready.