Khatti Meethi Dal

Khatti Meethi Dal

Ingrediants:

Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu - 1 cup

Tamarind paste - 1 tblspn

Jaggery / Sarkarai - 2 tblspn

Salt to taste

For Tempering:

Ghee - 2 tblspn

Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 small stick

Cardamom / yelakai - 3 crushed

Cloves / Krambu - 3

Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp

Dry Red Chilli - 2

Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder / Manjal podi - 1 tsp

Coriander powder / Malli podi - 1 tblspn

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Garam masala powder - 1 tsp

Method:

Wash dal in lots of water. Soak it for 30 mins. Now drain it and add it to a pot and cover it with water.

Cook the dal for 20-30 mins till it is completely cooked.

At this point you can adjust the water level.

Now add in tamarind,jaggery and salt. Mix well.

Now start by making the tadka. In another frying pan add ghee and heat it up.

Add all the ingrediants given in the tempering list in the given order and saute on low heat for a min.

Pour this seasoning over the dal and mix well.

Simmer this whole thing for 5 mins.

Serve over rice or roti.

Pictorial:

Take all your ingrediants

Soak dal for 30 mins...

add it to a pot and cover it with water

cover and simmer till dal is cooked

now add tamarind

add jaggery

add salt

and mix well

Now make the tadka

add in all tempering ingrediants

along with asafoetida

coriander and turmeric

chilli and garam masala

mix well

pour this over the dal

and mix well

Serve