Gujrati Dal

Ingredients –

Toor Dal – 1 ½ cup

Water – 4 ½ cup

Salt to taste

Tumeric Powder – 1/4^th tsp

Water – for thinning dal to the desired consistency

Green Chilies – 2 or to taste, finely chopped

Ginger paste – 1 tsp

Tomato – 1, finely chopped

Jaggery – 3 Tbsp or to taste

Kokum – 2-3

Red chili powder – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 2 tsp

Cumin powder – 1 tsp

Garam masala – 1 tsp

Lemon juice – 1 Tbsp or to taste

Coriander(cilantro) – finely chopped for garnishing

For seasoning –

Ghee – 3 tsp

Mustard seeds – ½ tsp

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp

Fenugreek seeds – 1/8^th tsp

Asafetida – 1/4^th tsp

Dried red chili – 1, cut into 2-3 pieces

Curry leaves

Procedure –

1. Wash Toor Dal and add to the pressure cooker with water, salt and turmeric powder.

2. Pressure cook for 15 minutes, switch off the stove and allow pressure to go down.

3. Open pressure cooker and transfer the dal into another pan.

4. Turn on the gas and start boiling dal on medium heat.

5. Add red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala, kokum, green chilies, tomato, ginger, jaggery and salt.

6. Mix well and add water to the dal upto the desired consistency.

7. Allow dal to boil for 10 minutes.

8. Meanwhile heat ghee in a small pan.

9. Add fenugreek seeds and allow them to crackle.

10. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.

11. Add cumin seeds and asafetida and roast for a minute.

12. Add whole dried chili and curry leaves and turn of the stove.

13. Add seasoning to the boiling dal.

14. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.

Note :

Even if this dal is a combination of sweet and sour taste, Gujrati food is little on a sweeter side. Adjust sweetness as per your taste.

You can replace the ghee with oil if you want.

Make sure that kokam is not too dry. Otherwise you need to add more lemon/lime juice.