Step-by-step
1
Firstly, in a bowl soak ball sized tamarind for 15 minutes. Keep aside.
2
In a pressure cooker, take 1 cup toor dal, 2 tomato, 5 chilli, few curry leaves, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp turmeric and 1 tsp ghee.
3
Pour in 3 cup water and pressure cook for 9 whistles.
4
Once the pressure settles down, mash the dal slightly.
5
Add 2 tbsp coriander and squeeze the tamarind extract.
6
Mix well and boil for 5 minutes or until the raw flavour of tamarind is gone.
7
Also add 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp salt and 1 cup water.
8
Mix well making sure everything is well combined.
9
Continue to boil for 5 minutes or until the dal turns aromatic.
10
To prepare the tempering, heat 2 tbsp ghee. Add ½ tsp mustard, ½ tsp cumin, 10 cloves garlic, 3 dried red chilli, pinch hing and few curry leaves.
11
Splutter the tempering.
12
Pour the tempering over the dal and mix well.
13
Finally, enjoy Khatti Dal Recipe with hot steamed rice.
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Notes
- Firstly, make sure to cook the dal well and mash smoothly adjusting the consistency as required.
- Also, you can increase the amount of chilli depending on the spice level.
- Additionally, you can also add onion while pressure cooking.
- Finally, Khatti Dal Recipe tastes great when prepared spicy and tangy.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/khatti-dal-recipe-hyderabadi-special/