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Amla Dal | Usirikaya Pappu | Amla Dal Recipe | Vismai Food

Veg Curries | vegetarian

  • Prep Time 2 Mins
  • Cook Time 30 Mins
  • Servings 5

Ingredients

  • For the Amla Paste:
  • 6 Amlas
  • 1 ½ cups Water
  • 5 - 7 Green Chillies
  • For boiling the Dal:
  • ½ cup Tur Dal
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric
  • 1½ cups Water
  • To season the Dal:
  • ½ cup Oil
  • ¼ tsp Fenugreek seeds (Methi dana)
  • 1 tbsp Mustard Seeds (Rai)
  • 2 Dry Chillies
  • 1 tbsp Chana Dal
  • 2 pinches Asafoetida (Heeng)
  • ½ tsp Cumin (Zeera)
  • 10-12 cloves Garlic (Crushed)
  • 3 sprigs Curry Leaves
  • ½ cup Onion (Finely chopped)
  • 2 Tomatoes (Finely diced)
  • Salt -To taste
  • Coriander Leaves (Kothmir)- A little

Instructions

  1. Wash the Tur Dal and soak for about one hour.
  2. Boil the Amlas in water. Set aside to cool. Reserve the water in which the Amlas are boiled.
  3. Boil the Dal with Turmeric and Green Chillies to a soft consistency.
  4. Take the seeds out from the boiled Amlas. Grind the Amla pieces coarsely along with Green Chillies.
  5. Heat oil in a pan. Fry the Methi seeds. When the Methi turns colour, add Rai, dry Chillies, Chana Dal and all other seasoning ingredients. Fry well.
  6. Add the finely chopped Onions to the above mixture and fry till onions turn soft.
  7. Now add the Tomatoes to the mixture and cook for 5-6 minutes.
  8. When the Tomatoes turn pulpy, add the boiled Dal and let it cook for 5-6 minutes.
  9. Add the Amla paste and the water reserved from boiling the Amlas. Cover the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes. Let the Amla flavours get infused with the Dal.
  10. Sprinkle Kothmir over the Dal before taking it off the fire.