Gujarati Dal Recipe

Ingredients

For the dal:

1 cup toor dal (Boiled with a little salt)
2 tsp smashed ginger
2 green chillies
1 Tbsp jaggery
3-4 pieces kokum
1 Tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
3-4 Tbsp peanuts
2 potatoes, boiled, chopped
Salt, to taste


For the tempering:

1 Tbsp ghee
2 bay leaves
3-5 round red chillies (Boria mirch)
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 stick cinnamon
3-4 cloves
1/2 tsp meethi dana
2 tsp kasoori methi
3-4 curry leaves
1 tomato, chopped
1/2 tsp sugar
Salt, to taste
1 tsp turmeric
1 1/2 tsp dhaniya powder
Coriander leaves, to garnish


Method

For the dal:

In a wok add the boiled toor dal with water.

Add the ginger, green chillies, jaggery, kokum, coriander leaves, peanuts, potatoes and salt.

Cover and let it simmer till starts to thicken a little bit.

For the tempering:

In a pan add ghee, bay leaves, boria mirch, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, cinnamon, cloves, meethi dana, kasoori methi and curry leaves.

Add the tomatoes,sugar, salt, turmeric and coriander powder. Saute till tomatoes start to wilt a little bit.

Add this in the simmering dal. Cook for 2-3 minutes.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.