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Hyderabadi Khatti Dal | Sour Tamarind Toor Dal with Garlic Tadka

Curries | vegetarian

Ingredients

  • For cooking the dal
  • Toor dal (tovar dal), soaked for 1 hour
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric
  • 3 green chilies, slit
  • 3-4 ripe tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 - 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 3 1/2 cups water
  • For the khatti dal
  • 60 gms tamarind, soaked
  • 1 1/2 cups hot water
  • Salt
  • For the garlic tadka
  • 6-7 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 3 dry red chilies
  • 1/2 tbsp cumin
  • 1/8 tsp hing
  • 12-15 garlic pods
  • Coriander leaves, chopped

Instructions

  1. Soak 60 gms tamarind in water and keep aside.
  2. In a pressure cooker, add the toor dal soaked for 1 hour, 1/4 tsp turmeric, 3 slit green chilies, 3-4 ripe tomatoes, 1 1/2 - 2 tbsp chili powder, 1 tsp oil and 3 1/2 cups water. Cover and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles on medium flame.
  3. Let the steam release naturally. Open the cooker and mash the dal well until smooth.
  4. Squeeze the soaked tamarind to extract the pulp and pour the tamarind extract into the dal.
  5. Add 1 1/2 cups hot water. Taste and adjust salt and spices. Boil on medium flame for 15-18 minutes.
  6. Heat 6-7 tbsp oil in a pan. Add 1 tsp mustard seeds and 3 dry red chilies. Fry until the chilies darken.
  7. Add 1/2 tbsp cumin and let it splutter and change colour. Add 1/8 tsp hing.
  8. Add 12-15 garlic pods and fry until golden.
  9. Pour the hot garlic tadka into the khatti dal and let it boil for 2 minutes.
  10. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves. Your Hyderabadi Khatti Dal is ready. Enjoy it with hot rice.