Gujarati Dal

I am giving to you one more Gujarati recipe that is Gujarati dal. I got this from food channel.Usually South Indians  make dal with very simple tempering. All Gujarati recipes are some what sweet taste.But Gujarati dal is some what spicy with sweet taste. I don't like to add jaggery in it so i avoided. You can use jaggery according to your taste. In this,  peanuts and potatoes are used with regular toor dal. It’s a balance of protein from lentils, vitamins from the vegetables, calcium and potassium from tamarind. Peanuts are a good source of niacin, fiber, vitamin E, free of trans-fats and anti oxidants. It is easy to make. I hope you like it too.....Enjoy  cooking...

Ingredients:

Toor Dal - 1 1/2cup
Peanuts - 1/4 cup
kokum Pieces or tamarind pulp - 5 to 6 or 2 tbsp
Tomato (chopped) - 1 big 
Potato – 1
Lemon juice – 1 tsp
Green Chillies - 4, slit
Chilli powder- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Ginger -garlic paste - 2 tsp

For the Tempering:

Oil - 3 tblsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves - 10 to 12
Cloves - 2 to 3
Bay Leaves - 2
Asafoetida - pinch
Whole Red Chillies - 2
Salt to taste
Coriander Leaves - chopped
 

Method of preparation:

1. Wash and pressure cook the dal ,potato slices and peanuts in water.
2. Add salt to cooked dal mix and keep it side.
3. Heat oil, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, bay leaves, cloves, red chillies and asafoetida.
4. Add kokum or tamarind pulp, tomato, green chillies, chilli powder,ginger-garlic paste and turmeric powder and cook for 2-3 minutes.
5. Add required water, dal, coriander leaves and lemon juice.
6. Cook on low flame for 10-15 minutes.
7. Serve hot with plain rice and ghee.