Hyderabadi Khatti Dal

Hyderabadi Khatti Dal

Ingrediants:

Split Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu – 1 cup
Green Chilli – 1 chopped finely
Coriander Leaves  / Cilantro – 2 tblspn + for garnishing finely chopped
Ginger – 1 tblspn finely chopped
Garlic -1 tblspn finely chopped
Curry leaves -1 spring
Tamarind Paste –  1 tblspn or to taste
Turmeric Powder -1 tsp
Chilli powder -1 tsp
Salt to taste

For Tempering / Seasoning:
Oil or Ghee – 1 tblspn
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku -1 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam -1 tsp
Dry Red Chilli – 1
Curry leaves – 1 spring

Method:

Wash moong dal in lots of water untill all starch goes away from it. Let it soak for 15 mins.

Drain it and put it in a kadai. Add 4 cups of water, turmeric, green chilli, garlic, ginger, curry leaves, coriander leaves, chilli powder and mix well.

Bring this to a boil and let it simmer for 20 – 25 mins untill completely cooked and soft.

Now add tamarind, salt and mix well. Let it simmer for 5 mins.

Make seasoning by heating oil. Add mustard and cumin seeds and let it crackle. Add dry red chilli and curry leaves and mix well.

Pour this seasoning over the dal and mix well.

Garnish with lots of coriander leaves and mix well.

Serve this with rice..

Pictorial:

Take all your ingrediants ( add dry red chilli too)

Take washed and soaked dal in a kadai

Cover with water

add chilli powder

turmeric powder

curry leaves

ginger & garlic

green chilli & coriander leaves

and mix well

bring this to boil

cover and simmer

untill dal is cooked

add tamarind

salt

and mix well

make seasoning by heating oil

add mustard & cumin seeds

dry red chilli

and curry leaves

Pour the seasoning over the dal

and mix well

throw in lots of coriander leaves

and mix well

Serve

taste great with rice