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    Khatti Meethi Dal Recipe

    August 30, 2022 By Aarthi 15 Comments

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    Khatti Meethi Dal Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Delicious sweet and sour dal Recipe which is a gujarati popular lentil dish.

     
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    1. About Khatti Meethi Dal Recipe (Sweet & Sour Dal)
    2. Khatti Meethi Dal Recipe | Sweet & Sour Dal Recipe
    3. Khatti Meethi Dal Recipe Step by Step Pictures

    Khatti Meethi Dal Recipe (Sweet & Sour Dal)

    While we were young my mother does her dal curry at least 5 times a week.  We love to have dal with rice, ghee and papad. We will have it with some spicy chilli pachadi(I will post soon), since that curry was so bland, but the taste was so good. Nowadays I too cook lots of dals to make my family healthy. But my dals will be little spicier and has tons of flavours in it.

    About Khatti Meethi Dal Recipe (Sweet & Sour Dal)

    This is one of the dal which is packed with all types of taste in it..It has spiciness to it along with sourness and lets not forget sweetness too. I made this a month back and it disappeared in no time. We had it with roti, but I am sure it will taste great with roti.

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    Ingredients for Khatti Meethi Dal Recipe (Sweet & Sour Dal)

     
    • 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 - ¼ tsp
    • Turmeric powder / Manjal podi - 1 tsp
    • Coriander powder / Malli podi - 1 tblspn
    • Chilli powder - 1 tsp
    • Garam masala powder - 1 tsp

    How to Make Khatti Meethi Dal Recipe (Sweet & Sour Lentils)

    Cooking Dal

     

    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.

    Making Khatti Meethi Dal Seasoning

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

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    Khatti Meethi Dal Recipe | Sweet & Sour Dal Recipe

    Khatti Meethi Dal Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Delicious sweet and sour dal Recipe which is a gujarati popular lentil dish.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 40 mins
    Total Time 50 mins
    Course Main Course, Side Dish
    Cuisine gujarat, North Indian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • 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 - ¼ tsp
    • Turmeric powder / Manjal podi - 1 tsp
    • Coriander powder / Malli podi - 1 tblspn
    • Chilli powder - 1 tsp
    • Garam masala powder - 1 tsp

    Instructions
     

    • 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.
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    Khatti Meethi Dal Recipe Step by Step Pictures

     
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    Take all your ingredients

     

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    Soak dal for 30 mins.

     

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    add it to a pot and cover it with water

     

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    cover and simmer till dal is cooked

     

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    now add tamarind

     

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    add jaggery

     

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    add salt

     

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    and mix well
     
     
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    Now make the tadka

     

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    add in all tempering ingredients

     

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    along with asafoetida

     

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    coriander and turmeric

     

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    chilli and garam masala

     

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    mix well

     

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    pour this over the dal

     

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    and mix well

     

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    Serve
     
     
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    Comments

    1. PT

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      never tried toor dal with jaggery.. sounds very interesting..

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    2. Hamaree Rasoi

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      khatti meethi dal looks really good

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    3. Satya

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      yummy yummy dal..no one can say no to this...

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    4. Sangeetha Nambi

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      Best combo for rotis..... Evergreen dish...
      http://recipe-excavator.blogspot.com

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    5. Priya Satheesh

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      Very flavorful dal!

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    6. Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj

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      my favorite dal with roti... i loved it...
      VIRUNTHU UNNA VAANGA

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    7. Az

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      delicious and all time comfort food.. love it!

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    8. Suja Manoj

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      Interesting recipe,comfort dal.

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    9. @lekshmi

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      Healthy Daal............

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    10. @lekshmi

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      Healthy Daal............

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    11. Sharmilee! :)

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      Yummy Dhal..love the flavours

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    12. Premalatha Aravindhan

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      Delicious and comfort dish,luks yum...

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    13. Balakrishna Saraswathy

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      Simply love the combination of dal and jaggery dear..looks gd:)

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    14. Shella

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      I have been going through your blog silently since yesterday. I am a total Andhra food fan n I love your recipes. This is totally yumm. Khatti Meethi Daal. Mi have to make it for sure

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    15. morri

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      Lovely dish! I made it last week and served it with carrot & bean thoran. My husband who isn't too fond of tamarind in his food said this was the best way to use tamarind he ever saw. I think this dal curry might become a regular item in our meals.

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