• To begin with, wash the dal thrice and soak it in enough water for at least 1-2 hours. It helps to cook dal quickly.
• Now heat a heavy bottom pan, add 3 cups of water. Bring it to a rolling boil. Add salt and turmeric powder.
• Meanwhile drain the water from the soaked dal and add this to boiling water. Let it cook for few minutes on high flame.
• Keep checking in between so that it doesn't get overcooked. It will take around 8-10 minutes.
• Once it's done, check the dal by pressing in between thumb ans index finger. It shouldn't be mushy.
• Now take off the heat and drain the excess water in colander.

For tempering

• Heat oil in a non-stick kadai. Add cumin seeds. Once the cumin seeds start splutter , add green chilli and sauté for a minute.
• Add the cooked churi dal and saute gently. Simultaneous, heat tawa/griddle. Now place this pan of cooked dal on it.
• Lower the flame, cover and let it cook further to dry out the water content from dal completely.
• Check and turn off the flame. To this sprinkle red chilli powder, black pepper powder and amchur powder.
• In the last add lemon juice, test the taste, if required adjust the salt.
• Garnish with coriander leaves, serve hot with Poori.