Name: Gujarati Khatti Meethi Daal recipe by Soma Pradhan at BetterButter
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1/3 cup channa dal soaked in water for 2 hours; Peanuts handful (optional); 1/3 cup red masoor dal; 1/3 cup moong dal; 2 tbsp ghee or clarified butter; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp fenugreek seeds; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 10 curry leaves; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 1 tbsp green chili, coriander leaves paste; Juice of 1 lemon (Original recipe recommended tamarind which I have recently become allergic to); 1 tbsp jaggery; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 3 to 4 dry red Kashmiri chilli broken into half; Salt to taste; Asafoetida a pinch

ABOUT Gujarati Khatti Meethi Daal RECIPE

A simple Gujarati khatti meethi dal for all of you.

Ingredients Serving: 6

1/3 cup channa dal soaked in water for 2 hours
Peanuts handful (optional)
1/3 cup red masoor dal
1/3 cup moong dal
2 tbsp ghee or clarified butter
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp fenugreek seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
10 curry leaves
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 tbsp green chili, coriander leaves paste
Juice of 1 lemon (Original recipe recommended tamarind which I have recently become allergic to)
1 tbsp jaggery
1 tsp turmeric powder
3 to 4 dry red Kashmiri chilli broken into half
Salt to taste
Asafoetida a pinch

Instructions

Cook all 3 lentils together in a pressure cooker for 15 minutes on medium flame along with 3 cups of water. If using peanuts, cook along with lentils.
Heat ghee or clarified butter in a pan.
Add curry leaves, broken red chilies and asafoetida.
Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and fenugreek leaves.
As it starts spluttering, add green chili paste and ginger garlic paste.
Add turmeric powder and cooked dal to it.
Add salt, jaggery and lemon juice.
Increase the flame and cook for 10 minutes.
Server with rice or roti and your favorite curry.

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