Instructions

1. Grind the soaked lentils with ginger, dry red chillies, cumin seeds into a coarse paste by adding little water and salt to taste.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Let them splutter.
3. Now add black lentils, asafetida and curry leaves and fry for few seconds.
4. Add green chillies, onion and fry till translucent.
5. Now add the ground paste and mix well. Cook stirring once in a while for 12-15 minutes.
6. The patoli should have dry sauté look like stir fry. This goes very well with steamed rice.