Ingredients 

• Bengal Gram Dal - 250 gms.
• Coconut - 1/2 .
• Cummin Seed - 1 tsp.
• Red Chilli Whole - 4 Nos.
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• Sugar - 1 tsp., Salt to taste
• Vanaspati - 50 gms.
• Bay Leaves - 2 Nos.
• Soda - a pinch. 

• Soak the dal in a soda for about 1 hour. 
• Boil dal with bay leaves and salt till cooked. Make sure it is not fully mashed. 
• Cut coconut into small dices and fry in vanaspati till golden brown. 
• Prepare a tempering by heating vanaspati in a frying pan and adding cummin seeds, red chilli whole and asafoetida. 
• Add this to the dal. Add the coconut and sugar and cook for another 2 minutes.