Soak
chana dal for 10-12 hours. Grind it with onions and other
ingredients given for grinding. Heat oil in a pan, add a
pinch of asafoetida and then the ground dal.
Cook
well on low flame. Then spread it in a greased thali. Leave
for a few minutes. Cut into diamond shapes and deep fry.
Chop
potatoes lengthwise and deep fry. Heat 2 tbsps. oil in a
pan. Put in turmeric powder, chopped tomatoes, salt and a
little sugar.
Cook
for a few minutes. Put in the fried potatoes. When tender,
add the fried dal pieces. Put a little garam masala before
serving.
The
pieces should not break and the gravy, should be very thick.
