Soak dal in water.

Cook dal along with chopped small onions, tomato, salt, 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder and green chillies.

Blend coconut very well adding enough water.

Pour it into the cooked Dal.

Place it on the stove on a low flame.

When it begins to boil, remove from the flame.

:- Do not boil it further.

Heat oil in another pan.

Splutter mustard seeds and saute a broken red chilly and a few curry leaves.

Add the above tempering into the curry.

:- Serve with ghee rice. salkkaaram.com recipe