Sweet Sour Dal

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Ready in 30 minutes

Ingredients

1/4 ts Garam masala

5 c Rice starch water or water

1 c Toor dal

1 1 inch piece ginger

1/4 ts Turmeric powder

2 tb Ghee

1 tb Mint leaves finely chopped

Salt to taste

3 Green chillies

2 Pinches asafoetida

1/2 ts Dhania; (corianderseed)

1/2 ts Cumin & mustard seeds

1 Stalk curry leaves

3 tb Tamarind water

1 ts Red chilli powder

; powder

1 tb Broken jaggery

1 tb Coriander leavea finely


Directions

Wash and pressure cook dal in two cups water. Cool, remove, drain and keep aside the top water of dal. Remove two tablespoon thick dal and keep aside. Beat the remaining dal with a hand whipper, adding the water that was kept aside. Crush the green chilli and ginger together. Make a paste of all the dry powders in 1/4 cup water. Keep aside. Heat ghee in a suacepan and add the seeds. Add ginger garlic and stir. Add asafoetida, mint, masala paste and stir for a minute. Add jaggery, tamarind water and stir. Allow to cook for 2-3 minutes. Add beaten dal. Boil for 6-7 minutes. Check taste for salt and spiciness. Garnish with chopped coriander. To be served with hot steamed rice. To serve, place one serving of rice on a plate. Top with one teaspoon of thick dal kept aside. Lace with 1/2 teaspoon desi ghee. Serve along with a serving of the dal. Making time: 25 minutes (excluding pressure cooking time) Makes: 5-6 servings Shelflife: Best fresh piping hot

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