Chana dal with zucchini

1. Wash well and then soak chana dal in clear water over night.
2. Add black pepper corn, red round Chile pepper, 1-2 star anise, green cardamom,  salt, turmeric and aamchur (dry mango powder) in a pressure cooker, cook till the steam appears.
3. In a frying pan, add diced (half-moon) zucchini (green or yellow), panch phoran, and halved heirloom tomatoes. Add salt, kashmiri mirch and bhaja masala (dry roasted- cumin-coriander-red chilies). Cook till oil separates.
4. Add the zucchini mix, a pinch of hing (asafoetida)  and ghee (for smell). Simmer till done.