Gujarati Dal

Gujarati Dal is a sweet, tangy and spicy staple dish of every Gujarati.

Preparation Time:20 min

 Cooking Time:25 min 

Serves:4

Ingredients:

•  Split gram lentil (arhar dal)-1 cup 
•  Mustard seeds-1 tsp 
•  Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp 
•  Sugar-2 tbsp 
•  Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp 
•  Coriander powder-2 tsp
•  Curry leaves-7-8  
•  Cloves-3
•  Cinnamon stick-1 piece 
•  Asafoetida (hing)-A pinch
•  Salt-1 tsp
•  Green chilly-2
•  Coriander leaves-
•  Tamarind water-1/2 cup
•  Butter-1 tbsp 

 METHOD:

1. Soak gram lentil in water foe 1/2 an hour.
2. Then cook with salt, turmeric in a pressure cooker.
3. Crush cloves and cinnamon sticks.
4. Finely chop green chilies and coriander leaves.
5. Heat ghee in a pan and put cumin seeds, mustard seeds and asafoetida in it.
6. When mustard seeds crackles put curry leaves in it.
7. Then add green chillies and coriander powder and cook.
8. Add cloves and cinnamon stick along with boiled gram lentil.
9. After few minutes add tamarind water and sugar.
10. Simmer for 5 minutes and remove it from the flame.
11. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

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