Hyderabadi Khatti Daal

Ingredients:

1 cup- Masoor ki daal/Red lentils

4 cups- Water

1 tsp. Red chili powder

1 big- Tomato, chopped

2- Green chilies

¼ tsp. Turmeric powder

1 tsp. Ginger-Garlic paste

1 tbsp. Lemon juice

2 tbsp. Tamarind paste

2 tbsp. Coriander leaves, chopped

Salt to taste

For Tempering:

4 tbsp. Oil

1 tsp. Garlic, crushed

½ tsp. Cumin seeds

½ tsp. Mustard seeds

½ tsp. Nigella seeds/Kalonji

Few Curry leaves

Method:

1. Soak lentils in warm water for at least 1 hour.

2. After that put lentils in a pan with tomato, green chili, turmeric powder, salt, red chili powder, ginger-garlic paste and water.

3. Let it cook for 30-40 minutes or until the daal is creamy and tender.

4. Add the lemon juice, tamarind paste, coriander leaves in it and keep stirring, let it cook for another 10 minutes.

5. Watch that the daal doesn’t become thick when the daal is neither thick nor too liquidy, remove from heat.

6. Heat oil in a frying pan; add garlic, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, nigella seeds and curry leaves, cook for a minute and pour on the daal.

7. The delicious Hydrabadi khatti daal is ready to serve.