Hyderabadi Special Khatti Dal Recipe

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Directions

For pressure cooking the dal:

• Step1Take a pressure cooker, add toor dal, water, turmeric powder, green chilies, chopped tomatoes and pressure cook on low flame for around 15 minutes.
• Step2After dal is cooked, switch of the flame, mash dal into a thin fine paste.
• Step3Add red chili powder and mash it well.
• Step4Add tamarind extracted pulp to the mashed dal and stir it well.

For boiling the dal:

• Step1Add salt as per taste and add roasted coriander seeds powder.
• Step2Check for the salt, add salt if required.
• Step3Add green chilies, curry leaves, fresh coriander leaves and bring it to boil and keep aside.

For tempering/tadka:

• Step1Heat oil in a tawa or pan.
• Step2Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds, let them crackle.
• Step3Add finely chopped onions and cook till they turn brown in color.
• Step4Add garlic cloves and stir well.
• Step5Add dried red chilies and stir well for a few seconds.
• Step6Add curry leaves and allow them to crackle.
• Step7Add this tempering mixture to the dal.
• Step8Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.

Cooking dal with different lentils gives a good tempering and good flavor.

Check for more dal recipes

- Moses