Dal Moth

Ingredients:

• Masoor dal (grey color) - 1 cup


• Sev (Sanna Karapusa) - 3 1/2 cups


• Cashews - 10


• Red chilli powder - 1tbsp (according to your taste)


• Chat masala - 1/4 to 1/2 tsp


• Salt to taste


• Oil for frying

Method:

• Wash and soak dal overnight. Drain the water and spread it on a cloth in the shade for an hour to dry the dal


• Heat oil, fry cashews and keep aside.


• Take small quantity of Masoor Dal at a time into a steel strainer and dip into hot oil.


• Fry dal till it becomes light and crisp but not red (you must be far from the heat as dal may splutter some times).


• Remove dal and pour on paper towel. Finish all the remaining dal in same procedure.


• Imediately add salt, red chilli powder, chat masala, cashews and sev mix well


• Cool it and store in an air tight container

Tip:

Add all the ingredients when dal is hot, otherwise masala will not coat well to mixture