Ingredients
onion – 1 small onion
green gram – 1/2 cup (do not use cut gram)
dhania powder – 1/2 tsp
chili powder – 1/4 tsp
ginger – small piece
garlic to taste (optional)
salt to taste (3/4 tsp)
coriander leaves

Method
Cook the green gram well.
Chop the 3/4th of onion and chop into small pieces.
Grind the remaining piece of onion with dhania powder, salt, ginger, garlic into paste (use small water).
Fry cut onions in 2 tsp of oil (vegetable).
Add the paste when the onion turns brown.
Stir for a while.
Add the cooked daal and cook till they mix well.
Garnish the daal with dhania or coriander leaves.
This can be served with chapathi.