Ingredients:
Chicken 2.5 lbs 
Toor dal 1 1/2 cup 
Onions 3 
Tomatoes 3 
Tamarind pulp 

For Masala 
Red Chillies 20 
Pepper Corn 25 
Dhania Pwd 1 1/2 teaspoon 
Jeera Pwd 1 1/2 teaspoon 
Mustard 1 teaspoon 
Green chillies 6 
Ginger-garlic paste 3 teaspoon 
Cinnamon 5 pieces 
Cloves 5 
Cardamom 10 
Cilantro 1 bunch 

Method:

1-Grind all the ingredients of Masala to a smooth paste. In a pan cook dal. 
2-Add hing, salt and one chopped onion to the dal and cook until dal is soft. 
3-Clean the chicken and cut into medium sized pieces. 
4-Add a little water and a chopped onion and cook on low heat, until the juices from the chicken run clear. 
5-After both the dal and the chicken are cooked, use the stock from the chicken to thin the dal. 
6-Fry 2 sliced onions in oil until they brown. 
7-Add the ground masala and fry. 
8-Add 3 tomatoes, the dal and the chicken. Simmer for 10 minutes. 
9-Add a little tamarind pulp.