Gujarati Dal Recipe (Khatti Meethi Dal)
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Dassana's Veg Recipes · by Dassana Amit★ 4.9 (27)

Gujarati Dal Recipe (Khatti Meethi Dal)

NUTRITION · PER SERVING40M COOK
CAL 10%·PRO 15%
CARBS 31G60% OF CAL
6G FIBER16G OTHER9G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 6G28% OF CAL
1G SAT6G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A Gujarati lentil curry with a thin, comforting consistency, sweetened with jaggery and tanged with tamarind. Aromatic with cumin and coriander; serve over rice or with roti.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 5
  • ¾ cup arhar dal ((tuvar dal or pigeon pea lentils))
  • 2 to 2.5 cups water (or add as needed)
  • 1 tomato (small-sized, chopped (optional))
  • 1 or 2 green chilies + ½ inch ginger (- crushed in a mortar pestle to a paste or about 1 teaspoon ginger green chili paste)
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder ((ground turmeric))
  • ½ teaspoon coriander powder ((ground coriander))
  • ½ teaspoon cumin powder
  • ½ teaspoon red chili powder
  • 3 to 4 dried kokums (* check point 3 in notes)
  • 1.5 to 2 cups water (or add as required, to be added later)
  • 1.5 to 2 tablespoon organic powdered jaggery powder (or grated jaggery or add as required)
  • 1 to 2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro leaves))
  • salt as required
  • 2 tablespoon oil (or add Ghee if you prefer)
  • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • ¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds ((methi dana))
  • 2 to 3 dry red chilies (small-sized or 2 regular to large dry red chili - halved and deseeded or kept whole)
  • 8 to 10 curry leaves
  • 1 generous pinch asafoetida ((hing))
  • 3 to 4 cloves
  • 1 inch cinnamon
PREP
20M
SODIUM
187MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.