Wash and soak arhar dal for 1 hour.Meanwhile dry roast cumin,cardamoms,cloves,cinnamon,bay leaves,dry red chillies and black peppercorns.Grind to a fine powder and store in a container.Cube vegetables and set aside.Boil arhar dal with 1/2 tsp turmeric,little salt, 1 chopped tomato,2 dry red chillies,1 tsp ghee and 2 cups water in a pressure cooker.Give 2 boils and release steam.
Add chopped vegetables and pressure cook 1 whistle.Set aside for 5 minutes and release steam.Now temper the dal.Heat ghee in a pan.Add paanch phoron like mustard,cumin,fennel,kalonji and fenugreek.Sprinkle hing.Pour the cooked dal and vegetables over it.Add grated ginger,ginger paste,scraped coconut.Add some more water and salt and sugar to taste.Give it a boil.Add 1 tsp dry roasted powder and garnish with scraped coconut and chopped coriander.Sprinkle ghee and serve with rice.
