This tamarind dhal served with hot rice is made of tamarind and green gram dhal.
Tamarind Dhal
Course: GraviesCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
5
minutesCooking time
15
minutesThis tamarind dhal served with hot rice is made of tamarind and green gram dhal.
Ingredients
Thuvar dhal – 1/4 cup
Green Gram dhal – 1/4 cup
Bengal gram dhal – 1 tablespoon
Tamarind – a big gooseberry size
Salt – 1/2 teaspoon or as per taste
- For seasoning:
Oil – 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds – 1 teaspoon
Fenugreek – 1/2 teaspoon
Red chillies – 4 to 5
Asafoetida – a pinch
Curry leaves – few
Directions
- Soak tamarind in water and squeeze out the juice and make a cup of tamarind water.
- Add the thuvar dhal, bengal gram dhal and green gram dhal in a pressure cooker and add sufficient water. Pressure cook it till soft.
- In a kadai add the oil and when it is hot add mustard seeds.
- When it pops up add red chillies broken into small pieces, asafoetida, fenugreek seeds and curry leaves.
- Then add tamarind water along with salt and bring to boil.
- When it starts boiling, add the cooked dhal mashed well. Allow to boil for few more seconds.
- Serve with hot rice.