Khatti Dal Recipe
Hyderabadi Khatti dal is delicious Indian dal recipe. Surprisingly light and amazingly delicious to taste khatti dal with jeera rice is a delightful dal rice meal.
Ingredients
- 1 cup pigeon peas toor dal
- 2 tablespoon tamarind
- 3 cups water
- Salt to taste
- ½ tablespoon turmeric powder haldi powder
- ½ tablespoon red chilli powder lal mirch powder
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder dhaniya powder
- ⅕ tamarind juice
For tempering
- 2 tablespoon Ghee
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds jeera
- 3 green chillies sliced
- 1 coriander leaves finely chopped
- 1 whole red chilli
Instructions
- Rinse the toor dal thoroughly under running water.In a pressure cooker, add the rinsed dal, 3 cups of water, and turmeric powder.
- Cook on medium heat for 3-4 whistles or until the dal is soft and mushy. If using a pot, cook until the dal is tender, which may take 30-40 minutes.
- Soak tamarind pulp in 1/2 cup of warm water for 10 minutes. Mash the tamarind to extract its juice and strain to remove any fibers or seeds.
- Transfer the cooked dal to a large pot. Add the tamarind extract, red chili powder, coriander powder, and salt.
- Simmer the mixture on low heat for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
- Prepare the Tempering: Heat ghee in a small pan. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add cumin seeds, dried red chilies, curry leaves.
- Pour this tempering over the simmering dal and mix well.
- Mix the tadka into dal.
- Garnish the dal with freshly chopped coriander leaves.
- Khatti dal is ready. to. Serve hot with steamed rice, papad, or parathas.
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