How to make Gujarati Khatti Meethi Dal Tadka | Gujarati Dal Recipe | Khatti Meethi Dal Tadka Recipe Kunal Kapur Indian Food Recipes | Chef Kapoor
How to make Gujarati Dal.
The humble yellow dal can be made in many ways just by changing the tempering. Here are 5 easy tadkas or tempering.
Prep: 20 Mins
Cook: 20 Mins
Number of Portions: 2.5 Cups
Ingredients
For Dal
- Toor dal – 200 gms/16 tbsp
- Water – 5 cups
- Salt – to taste
- Turmeric – 1/2 tsp
For Tadka
- Ghee – 1 tbsp
- Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp
- Dry red chilly – 1 no
- Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
- Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves – 1 sprig
- Peanuts – handful
- Tomatoes chopped - 1/4 cup
- Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
- Salt - to taste
Method
Wash and soak toor dal for 20 mins. Drain the water and add the dal in a deep pan along with 4cups of water, 1/2tsp salt and turmeric. Boil the dal till dal is tender and gets mashy. remove and keep aside. For the tadka heat a pan and add ghee, then add asafoetida and dry red chilly.
Sauce for a minute and then add fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds and once it pops add curry leaves. Now add peanuts and cook them for 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and stir them for 3 minutes. Add turmeric, salt and chilly powder. Stir and add tamarind water and jaggery.
Give a boil and add the boiled dal along with 1 cup of water. Stir and cook to get a good consistency. Check for seasoning, remove and serve hot.
