Coconut -Dal Dry Curry

                    Coconut - Dal  Dry Curry
Coconut -Dal dry curry is very delicious curry and  is a perfect combination in rice along with rasam.
Ingredients:
Coconut (whole)    : 1
Toor dal.                  : 1 cup
Turmeric.                : 1 teaspoon
Red chilly powder   : 1 tablespoon (approx)
Salt.                           : 1 tablespoon (approx)
Oil.                             : 2 tablespoons
Red chillies.             : 2
Curry leaves.          :  1 stem
Chana dal.              : 1&1/2 teaspoons
Urad dal.                 : 1& 1/2 teaspoons
Cumin seeds.        :  1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds.     : 1teaspoon

Preparation:
1. Grate the whole  coconut and keep it aside.
2. Roast toor dal in a khadai on  a medium flame until it turns golden brown colour.
3. Cook the toordal with a little quantity of water( until the dall gets soaked) on a low flame in a cooker. Wait for three whistles.
4. After three whistles, strain the excess water ( you can use this water in the preparation of rasam) and keep it A-side until it gets cooled.
5. Now heat a kadhai with oil and prepare tadka(chana dal+urad dal+mustard seeds + cumin seeds+ curry leaves+ Red chillies)
6. Add cooked dal,  grated coconut, turmeric, red chilly powder & salt  to this tadka and mix properly and cook for 5 minutes without lid.
7. Cook until the curry gets dry consistency. Turn off the stove and serve it with rice.

Tip:  While cooking dal in a cooker, add a teaspoon of ghee or oil into the dal water . Make sure the dal should be pasted. or overcooked.