Quickest daal/ lentil curry ever!!!!

Quickest daal/ lentil curry ever!!!! 

If you want a curry in LESS THAN 30 minutes, with least possible effort, THIS is it.  You can serve this with rice, or steamed rice dishes or any Indian flatbread.

Start with cleaning the lentils. Wash the lentil well and drain. Add slit green chillies, turmeric powder and sliced onion and enough water to cover. Add salt and bring to boil. Reduce heat and cook till the lentil is cooked well and very soft. Take care to not let the whole thing boil over. Let all the excess water evaporate.

Crush dried chilli in a mortar or food processor. Crush or chop the shallots. I add the shallots to crushed chilli in the food processor and pulse it to chop the shallots.

Heat the oil in a heavy bottom pan. Add the mustard seeds and let them splutter. Lower flame and add curry leaves and crushed red chilli and shallots. Simmer till the onions turn light golden. Take care not to brown onions!!! They will get scorched quickly. Pour the hot mixture into the curry carefully. Serve the curry with rice or any other rice dish and lots of poppadum!!!