Khatti Meethi Dal Tadka
Ingredients
For Dal
- 30gms/2.5tbsp Masoor Dal
- 65 gms/5.5tbsp Moong Dal
- 100gms/ 8tbsp Toor Dal
- 5 cups Water
- 1 Green chilly chopped
- 1/2 tbsp Ginger chopped
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- Salt to taste
For Tadka
- 1 tbsp Ghee/Oil
- 1/4 tsp Hing
- 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Methi Dana (Fenugreek Seeds)
- 1/2 tsp Jeera (Cumin)
- 1 Dry Red Chilli
- 1 spring Curry leaves
- 2 tbsp Peanuts
- 2 tbsp Tomatoes
- 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric ( Haldi)
- 1 tbsp Jaggerry ( Gur)
- 1 tbsp Tamarind (imli) water
- Salt to taste
- lemon juice few drops
- coriander leaves for garnishing
Method:
- Mix all the 3 dals.
- Wash and soak them for 20 mins. Drain the water and add the dal in a deep pan along with 4cups of water, salt, green chilly ginger chopped and turmeric
- Boil the dal till dal is tender and gets mashy. remove and keep aside.
- For the tadka heat a pan and add ghee, Hing, sarso, methi Dana, Jeera, Dry red chilli and curry leaves saute for a minute.
- Add peanuts and again saute for minute now add tomatoes into the tadka and cook till tomatoes are soft or cooked well.
- Add salt, Red chilli Powder, Haldi and saute.
- Now add tamarind water and jaggery into this tadka and saute for a minute.
- Add cooked Dal and adjust the consistency of water.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and a dash of lemon juice if required.