Chevti dal (South Gujarat recipe)

Name: Chevti dal (South Gujarat recipe)
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp tur dal; 3 tbsp urad dal; 1 tbsp chana dal; 2 tbsp moong dal; 2 small onions roughly chopped; 2 green chillies; 6-7 garlic cloves; 1 inch piece of ginger; 2 tomatoes roughly chopped; 1 tbsp oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds; 1 green chilli broken into pieces; Dry spices:; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 2 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp garam masala powder; to taste Salt; Other ingredients:; 1 lemon Juice; 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves; as needed Chopped spring onions for garnishing

Krupa Kapadia Shah @krupa_kapadia_shah08

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This dal is south Gujarat's speciality. It is made using four different types of dal. It is served with rotla, paratha or rice.

Krupa Kapadia Shah @krupa_kapadia_shah08

Vadodara

#masterclass
#week4
#post8
This dal is south Gujarat's speciality. It is made using four different types of dal. It is served with rotla, paratha or rice.

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Ingredients

3 servings

2 tbsptur dal
3 tbspurad dal
1 tbspchana dal
2 tbspmoong dal
2small onions roughly chopped
2green chillies
6-7garlic cloves
1 inch piece of ginger
2tomatoes roughly chopped
1 tbspoil
1/2 tspmustard seeds
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1/4 tspfenugreek seeds
1green chilli broken into pieces
Dry spices:
1/4 tspasafoetida
1/2 tspturmeric powder
2 tspred chilli powder
1 tspgaram masala powder
to tasteSalt
Other ingredients:
1 lemon Juice
2 tbspchopped coriander leaves
as neededChopped spring onions for garnishing

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Steps

1

Wash all the dals properly. Pressure cook them in a cooker with 3 whistles and simmer for 5minutes.
2

Crush onions, green chillies, garlic cloves and ginger in a mixture.
3

Heat oil in a pan. Add green chilli pieces, cumin seeds, mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds to it
4

After the mustard seeds crackles add the onion paste to it and cook it properly.
5

Meanwhile crush the tomatoes and make it's puree.
6

Add the puree to the pan. Mix well and cook until oil separates from the gravy.
7

Now add all the dry spices to the gravy. Mix well everything.
8

Now add the boiled dals to the pan. Mix well and cook for about 5-7 minutes on low flame.
9

Add lemon juice and coriander leaves to it.
10

Garnish with chopped spring onions and serve.