Title: Toovar dal
 Categories: Main dish, Indian, Dals, Vegetarian
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      5 oz Toovar dal
      1 pt Water
      2 ea Green beans
      5 ea Curry leaves
      1 ea 1/2" piece of ginger
      1 ea Green chilli
    1/2 tb Jaggery
      2 ea Tomatoes
      1 tb Raw groundnut meats
           Salt to taste

MMMMM---------------------------TARKA--------------------------------
      1 tb Ghee or oil maybe used
    1/2 ts Cumin seeds
    1/2 ts Mustard seeds
    1/2 ts Chilli powder
      1 tb Freshly chopped coriander
           Leaves
           Pinch of asafoetida
 
  Wash & clean the dal throughly and leave to soak for one hour. Wash it
  againin one or two changes of water and then place it in a saucepan
  with one pint of water. Wash the drumsticks and cut into two in. long
  pieces. Add this to the dal with the curry leaves, the salt, chopped
  ginger, chopped green chilli, jaggery, chopped tomatoes and raw
  groundnuts. bring the dal to the boil, reduce the heat and let it
  simmer for about 15 mins. until the dal is well blended and the
  drumsticks are tender. The consistancy of the dal should be like that
  of a cream soup.
  
  To make the tarka, heat the ghee or oil and when hot add the cumin
  seeds and the mustard seeds. As soon as they start to op add the
  asefoetida and the chilli powder. Stir fry for a second only or the
  chilli powder will burn. Poour it over the prepared dal and garnish
  with fresh chopped coriander leaves.
  
  Meera Taneja, "Indian Regional Cookery"  Posted