Khatti Masoor daal/ Sour Red lentil
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
Red Lentil 3 cupsCanola Oil 3/4 cupTomatoes roughly chopped 4 mediumCilantro leaves/ dhaniya 4 tbspSlit Green Chilli 2Ginger Paste 1 tspGarlic Paste 2 tspTamarind Juice 1 cupSalt 11/2 tspRed Chilli Powder 2 tspTurmeric Powder (Haldi) 1 tspFor Tempering/TarqaCurry Leaves 12Mustard Seeds/cumin seeds 1 1/2 tspDried Red Chilli Pepper 7
Wash and soak the lentils in water for 10 minutes. In a large pot add the lentils, tomatoes, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, cilantro leaves, and green chillis and fill the water 2 times the lentil. Now cover and cook on medium heat for 15 minutes and then without covering for 15 minutes or till lentils reach a soup consistency.
Now take the lentils off the stove and make a puree in a blender, once pureed, add it back into the pot. Add some water if the daal has gone thick.
Now for the Tarqa/bhagaar :
Take oil in a small sauce pan on High heat. Add mustard/ cumin seeds and dried red chilli peppers. when the seeds splutter and the peppers change their color then add curry leaves. After 30 seconds throw the tempered oil into the daal.
Serve Khatti Daal with Naan/Roti or Rice
Serving Size: makes 12 servings
Now take the lentils off the stove and make a puree in a blender, once pureed, add it back into the pot. Add some water if the daal has gone thick.
Now for the Tarqa/bhagaar :
Take oil in a small sauce pan on High heat. Add mustard/ cumin seeds and dried red chilli peppers. when the seeds splutter and the peppers change their color then add curry leaves. After 30 seconds throw the tempered oil into the daal.
Serve Khatti Daal with Naan/Roti or Rice
Serving Size: makes 12 servings
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 283.2
- Total Fat: 13.6 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 295.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 30.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 13.6 g
- Protein: 19.1 g
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