Name: Hyderabadi khatti dal recipe by Tarannum Malik at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: yellow tur dal 1 cup; red masoor dal 1 cup; Onion 1 large, sliced; Turmeric powder 1 tsp; Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp; Tomatoes 3; Green chilli 8-10; Garlic 1 pod (full flower); Ginger 1 inch; Jeera 1 tsp; Curry leaves 5-6; Lemon juice 2 tsp; For tadka: 1/2 onion finely chopped; Curry leaves 5-6; garlic cut into pieces a handful; Jeera 1 tsp; Mustard seeds 1 tsp; Whole red chillies 2; Hing a pinch; Coriander leaves finely chopped

Ingredients Serving: 6

yellow tur dal 1 cup
red masoor dal 1 cup
Onion 1 large, sliced
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
Tomatoes 3
Green chilli 8-10
Garlic 1 pod (full flower)
Ginger 1 inch
Jeera 1 tsp
Curry leaves 5-6
Lemon juice 2 tsp
For tadka: 1/2 onion finely chopped
Curry leaves 5-6
garlic cut into pieces a handful
Jeera 1 tsp
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Whole red chillies 2
Hing a pinch
Coriander leaves finely chopped

Instructions

Wash and keep the dal on the stove. Remove the froth that gathers and add sliced onion 4 -5 pieces of garlic salt turmeric and red chilly powder
cover and cook for about 10 mins .
in the mean while heat a separate pan add garlic ginger green chillies zeera and a few drops of oil saute till golden
transfer this to a mortar or pestle add few coriander leaves and make a coarse paste
after 10 mins add tomtoes to the dal also add the masala prepared in the mortar
mix well and cook coverd unttil the dal is cooked
add more water if required and the lemon juice
adjust the consistency and switch off the flame
now heat a tadka bowl add oil .then add the whole red chilly mustard seeds when it splutters add the chopped garlic and onion also add zeera
cook till the onion turns light golden in color
now add the hing and curry leaves remove from flame add chopped coroander leaves
pour this tadka over the dal and serve hot with steam rice

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