DAAL

DAAL

 

My face book buddies have been asking me how i make gujarati khati meethi dal just enough for 2 people. 

In our household we hardly have leftovers.  Food is made in quantity just enough so we can have a fresh meal each time.  

I cook fresh three times a day everyday breakfast, lunch, dinner.  

So here is the recipe for dal, enough to feed two people.

 

1/2 cup tuwer daal

1 1/2 cup water

1 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon chili powder

1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 tomato cubes

1 green chili cut

1 teaspoon grated ginger

1 teaspoon jaggery

5 to 6 curry leaves chopped

2 pieces kokum

 

 

Wash the daal and drain the water. Add 1 1/2 cup water and pressure cook 3 whistles. Once done and cooled completely, blend daal until totally liquidized. Transfer daal in to a sauce pan , add salt, chili powder, curry leaves, kokum, and jaggery . Bring daal to a boil on medium heat and let simmer on a low heat for about 15 minutes.

 

 

Tempering

1 table spoon ghee

1 tablespoon oil

1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds

1/2 teaspoon jeera

1/4 teaspoon muthi seeds

2 cloves

1 small stick cinnamon

1 bay leaf

1 red dry chili

Handful chopped cilantro for garnishing

I a small pan add oil and ghee, once heated add all the above ingredients. When it starts to crackle place  into daal and cover the lid, let simmer for 5 more minutes  minutes on a low heat. Garnish with cilantro mix well and turn the heat off. Enjoy tikhi, khati, mithi swadisht gujrati daal.