Sweet and sour daal known as aamti in marathi (ambat in marathi means sour) is a typical maharashtrian daal having jaggery, tamarind and kaala/goda masala as the key ingredients. This daal is liked by every single person for whom I made it :). Some people cannot imagine the usual maharashtrian trend of sugar/jaggery in their everyday food. I challenge that those people will love this daal :P The kaala/goda masala mentioned here is a mom-made masala which I have not seen in stores. So the only way to get it is through a marathi friend. I bring it to US in bulk on popular demand :)
Ingredients
1 cup toor daal (before cooking)
half chopped onion
half chopped tomato (opt)
1-2 green chillies
3-4 curry leaves
1 tablespoon kaala masala
turmeric, mustard seeds, jeera seeds, salt, oil
1 tablespoon jaggery (can vary according to your liking)
3/4th tablespoon tamarind
Coriander for garnishing
Method
Cook daal with enough water in a pressure cooker. Three whistles should be sufficient. Mash the cooked daal so that its even. In a separate vessel, add some oil. When it heats up, give tadka i.e. add mustard seeds and jeera seeds. After they crack, add turmeric, green chillies and curry leaves. Then fry the onion till golden color. Add tomato. Once its cooked, add daal. Now add the tamarind, jaggery, black masala, salt and some water in any order. Let it boil for sometime. Add water if you like it thin. Taste it and add jaggery, tamarind, salt or masala if u think anything is less. Garnish with coriander.
Goes well with rice or roti. Since this daal is sweetish, make a spicy sabji as a side dish. Hot white rice, aamti and some ghee on top is AWESOME. try it! :)
Ingredients
1 cup toor daal (before cooking)
half chopped onion
half chopped tomato (opt)
1-2 green chillies
3-4 curry leaves
1 tablespoon kaala masala
turmeric, mustard seeds, jeera seeds, salt, oil
1 tablespoon jaggery (can vary according to your liking)
3/4th tablespoon tamarind
Coriander for garnishing
Method
Cook daal with enough water in a pressure cooker. Three whistles should be sufficient. Mash the cooked daal so that its even. In a separate vessel, add some oil. When it heats up, give tadka i.e. add mustard seeds and jeera seeds. After they crack, add turmeric, green chillies and curry leaves. Then fry the onion till golden color. Add tomato. Once its cooked, add daal. Now add the tamarind, jaggery, black masala, salt and some water in any order. Let it boil for sometime. Add water if you like it thin. Taste it and add jaggery, tamarind, salt or masala if u think anything is less. Garnish with coriander.
Goes well with rice or roti. Since this daal is sweetish, make a spicy sabji as a side dish. Hot white rice, aamti and some ghee on top is AWESOME. try it! :)
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