Khatti Masoor daal/ Sour Red lentil

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • 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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Introduction

This Khatti daal is the authentic Recipe of my dear mother in law from Hyderabad. Its basically Red Lentils cooked with spices, greens, and some tangy ingrediants like tamarind (Imli) and then tempered with some aromatic spices. This Khatti daal is the authentic Recipe of my dear mother in law from Hyderabad. Its basically Red Lentils cooked with spices, greens, and some tangy ingrediants like tamarind (Imli) and then tempered with some aromatic spices.
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    Red Lentil 3 cups
    Canola Oil 3/4 cup
    Tomatoes roughly chopped 4 medium
    Cilantro leaves/ dhaniya 4 tbsp
    Slit Green Chilli 2
    Ginger Paste 1 tsp
    Garlic Paste 2 tsp
    Tamarind Juice 1 cup
    Salt 11/2 tsp
    Red Chilli Powder 2 tsp
    Turmeric Powder (Haldi) 1 tsp

    For Tempering/Tarqa
    Curry Leaves 12
    Mustard Seeds/cumin seeds 1 1/2 tsp
    Dried Red Chilli Pepper 7

Directions

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