Khatta Dal

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May 30, 2021

Ingredients

• ½ cup Whole green moong dal (Green gram dal)
• 1 ½ + 1 cups Water
• 1 ½ cups curds ( preferably sour)
• 2 tablespoons Besan (gram flour)
• ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 2 Green chilies finely chopped
• ½ teaspoon Sugar optional
• Salt to taste
• 3 teaspoons Oil
• ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds
• ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
• 7-8 Fenugreek seeds (Methi dana)
• 3 Cloves
• 1 inch Cinnamon stick
• 7-8 Curry leaves
• 1. Wash whole green moong dal under running cold water till water runs clear.
• Soak them in warm water for 1 ½ hours.
• 1. Discard soaked water, take moong in pressure cooker and add another 1 ½ cups of
• water. Add salt, cover the pressure cooker, and put the weight on. Turn on the stove on
• high heat. Let it whistle once then lower the heat to medium-low and cook it for another
• 10 minutes. Turn off the stove. Let the pressure go down by itself. Open the cover and
• keep aside.
• 1. Meanwhile take yogurt, turmeric powder, salt, sugar and besan in a bowl. Mix well.
• Add green chilies and 1 cup of water. Mix it well so there are no lumps. Keep it aside.
• 1. Heat the oil in pan on medium heat. Once hot add mustard seeds. Let them crackle.
• Then add cumin seeds and methi seeds. Let them sizzle.
• 1. Then add cloves, cinnamon stick. It will give nice fragrance.
• 1. Then add curry leaves.
• 1. Add yogurt mixture. Mix well. Let it come to boil.
• Cook it for 4-5 minutes or until besan is cooked.
• 1. Add boiled moong. (add water if you like thinner consistency)
• Mix it well. And cook it for 3-4 minutes.
• 1. Serve with Steaming hot rice or roti.

Source: chitti