Amti Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	5 min
Cook time	10 min
Total time	15 min
Serves	3 servings

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
• 1 tsp mustard / rai
• ½ tsp jeera / cumin
• pinch of hing / asafoetida
• few curry leaves
• 1 green chilli (finely chopped)
• ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
• 2 cup toor dal (pressure cooked)
• 1 tbsp goda masala
• ¼ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
• ½ tbsp jaggery / gud
• 5 kokum / punarpuli
• 2 tbsp coconut (grated)
• ¾ tsp salt
• water
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

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Instructions

1. firstly, in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and saute 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp jeera, pinch of hing and few curry leaves.
2. also add 1 green chilli, ¼ tsp turmeric and saute on low flame.
3. further add 2 cup cooked toor dal (1 cup dal + 3 cup water pressure cooked for 5 whistles)
4. get the dal to boil and add 1 tbsp goda masala, ¼ tsp chilli powder, ½ tbsp jaggery, 5 kokum, 2 tbsp coconut, ¾ tsp salt. mix well.
5. add ½ cup water and adjust consistency as required.
6. mix well and boil for 5 minutes or till spices gets cooked completely.
7. finally, add coriander leaves and serve amti dal with hot steamed rice.

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Step-by-step

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Notes

• firstly, use ghee for more flavours, however you can replace with oil if you are diet conscious.
• also make sure to whisk the toor dal well before adding to tempering.
• additionally, if you are not able to find kokum, then replace kokum with tamarind juice.
• finally, amti dal taste great when the flavour of spice, tangy and sweetness is balanced.