Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 40 to 45 mins
Serves : 4 to 5
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..
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| Take all your ingrediants ( add dry red chilli too) |
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| Take washed and soaked dal in a kadai |
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| Cover with water |
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| add chilli powder |
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| turmeric powder |
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| curry leaves |
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| ginger & garlic |
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| green chilli & coriander leaves |
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| and mix well |
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| bring this to boil |
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| cover and simmer |
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| untill dal is cooked |
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| add tamarind |
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| salt |
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| and mix well |
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| make seasoning by heating oil |
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| add mustard & cumin seeds |
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| dry red chilli |
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| and curry leaves |
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| Pour the seasoning over the dal |
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| and mix well |
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| throw in lots of coriander leaves |
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| and mix well |
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| Serve |
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| taste great with rice |
Kavi
A great start to the new year! 🙂 Love the brown vessel in which you've made the dal!
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Kavi | Edible Entertainment
Hamaree Rasoi
Simply delicious and tempting looking khatti dal.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Shanthi
authentic and traditional one. Nice clicks
Ramya Manja
Wow Dal looks really delicious...Nicely written with appropriate pics..
Will surely try this one..
Happy Blogging n Enjoy Cooking.....
Angie's Recipes
The soup looks soulwarming and delicious!
Jennifurla
I bet this was such a refreshing dish.
Malli
Happy New Year to you.Looks like you had an awesome feast with that lovely vegetarian meal!!
Christy Gerald
Healthy Dal Preparation Dear.Happy and delish Newyear2012
Roshni
what a way to spice up a simple dal. it looks royal now.. can have anytime with steaming hot rice
The Yogi Vegetarian
Aarthi, I'm so glad you found me, or I might not have found your fantastic blog! I am following you straight after I leave this comment! You have taken so much care over your lovely recipes and pictures I'm sure you will have success in your future career. From today, I'm going to look at your blog first before I cook anything Indian. I am honoured that you liked my little blog; I am quite new to blogging (just over 1 year) so I'm still learning. I look forward to reading all your posts, Sarojini 🙂
Swathi
Dal looks delicious it is always my comfort food. Wishing you and family a happy and prosperous New year.
Lizzy Do
Such a beautiful soup...the garnishing is perfect! Perfect for our cold weather!
Nalini's Kitchen
Simple and delicious dhal,looks yummm....
Anna and Liz Recipes
This looks soooo delicious! and you make it look so easy too!
Ann
This looks delicious and I bet it IS great over rice! It sounds like your New Year's celebration was yummy!
Nisha
Really yummy dal, loved the step by step presentation and specially that earthen khadai
Shilpakiran
dal goes very well with rice .. too yummy
Amy
looks so delicious....Always your blog is a dangerous place for me,coz your food make me hungry!! 🙂
Anisha
Awesome start for new year with a feast... I love hyderabadi dal... thanks for sharing the recipe...
Chandrani
Very healthy and delicious khatti dal.
Maayeka
Delicious daal and lovely presentation...loved the daal and the vessel too much !!!
எனக்கு பிடித்தவை
nice to see the pictures
Nuts about food
Hi, glad you left a comment on my blog so I could find you again. I remember enjoying your recipes a while back and then could not find you any more. This dal looks "yummy"!
faseela
Simple n delicious luking daal
A teflon frypan...
Hi arathi..thanks for dropping by. i just got back to blogginh , with a fresh one after ages of a gap..almost 3 yrs. nice to meet u..nice blog u have got~!!
Priya
Super comforting,delicious dal..
Lola Lobato
Happy New Year!!!
Comfort food, authentic and delicious!
cookingvarieties
hi aarthi, delicious looking dhall. i like dhall gravy with roti or paratha. have a wonderful 2012
divya
Wish you and your family a very Happy New Year...looks delicious and yummy dal...
anthony stemke
This looks like a wonderful comfort dish with a real robust flavour. A great dal recipe. Thanks.
VineelaSiva
Yummy Dish and love the brown pot.Hey where did u get that?
@lekshmi
looks delicious.............
maha
tasty and delicious dal..pics are so cool......
Gayathri NG
Authentic dish really delcious n beautifully presented...
Roxana GreenGirl {A little bit of everything}
I'm completely in love with your pot. Fits the delicious dal perfectly!
recipeswap
Looks amazing!Love ur blog.
Chef Mireille
all of your postings have so many gorgeous photos...I'm impressed!
Roshni
aarthi, i tried this recipe. Checkout the post in my blog. I have linked your blog as well. 🙂
spuppala
lovely pictures and recipe..
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