Gujarati Dal

Ingredients :

½ cup    -    Tuvar dal/ yellow split dal/ Peageon peas

1 cup     -    Water

1 tbs      -    Peanuts with skin

1            -    Green chillies cut into halves

1            -    Dry red chilli

1 tbs      -    Ghee (clarified butter) or Oil

1 tsp      -    Ginger paste

¼  tsp    -    Methi seeds (Fenugreek seeds)

½ tsp     -    Mustard seeds

½ tsp     -    Cumin seeds

½ tsp     -    Asafoetida

1 inch    -    Cinamon stick

2           -     Cloves

¼ tsp     -    Turmeric powder

1 tsp      -    Red chilli powder (Kashmiri chilli powder)

5-6        -    Curry leaves

1           -     Medium sized tomato finely chopped

4           -     Kokam (or 1 tsp lemon juice)

1 tbs     -     Jaggery  or sugar

Salt to taste

Coriander and shredded coconut for garnishing

Preparation :

1. Wash and soak the tuvar dal for atleast 30 minutes.
2. Now Add peanuts along with tuvar dal and pressure cook it for 4 to 5 whistels until its cooked and become mashy.
3. Whisk the boiled tuvar dal to become it smooth. Keep it aside.
4. In a pan add some oil and heat it on medium high.
5. When oil is hot enough add Mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida, methi seeds, dry red chilli, cinnamon stick and cloves. Saute it for a 30 seconds.
6. Add green chilli, curry leaves and ginger paste. Cook it for 1 minute.
7. Add red chilli powder and turmeric. Keep stirring.
8. Add tomato and cook it until soften.
9. Now add boiled tuvar dal and about ½ cup of water. Mix it well.
10. Add salt , kokam and jaggery.
11. Let it boil for about 10 minutes.
12. Gujarati dal is ready. Garnish it with some coriander leaves and shredded fresh coconut.
13. Gujarati dal is ready to serve.
14. Enjot it with Rice or hot phulka roti. Also can have as soup.

Tips :

If you don’t get Kokam use lemon juice instead.

You can also use only sugar instead of jaggery.