Kathiyawadi Toor Dal / Pigeon Pea Dal

Swapna
Swapna @swapna_12049367
Sydney, Australia

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Kathiyawadi Toor Dal / Pigeon Pea Dal is a made with split pigeon pea (toor dal). The dal is tempered with whole spices such as cloves, cinnamon, pepper corn, star anise. Jaggery, tomato and lemon juice balances sweet and sour taste of the dal. Peanuts are added to get the crunch in dal. The dal is cooked for everyday meal in a kathiyawadi household and served with steaming rice, roti , subji, salad and buttermilk (chaas) for a complete meal. The dal is vegan and asafoetida can be skipped to make it glutenfree.

https://pepkitchen.com/recipe/kathiyawadi-toor-dal-pigeon-pea-dal/

Kathiyawadi Toor Dal / Pigeon Pea Dal

#goldenapron
Kathiyawadi Toor Dal / Pigeon Pea Dal is a made with split pigeon pea (toor dal). The dal is tempered with whole spices such as cloves, cinnamon, pepper corn, star anise. Jaggery, tomato and lemon juice balances sweet and sour taste of the dal. Peanuts are added to get the crunch in dal. The dal is cooked for everyday meal in a kathiyawadi household and served with steaming rice, roti , subji, salad and buttermilk (chaas) for a complete meal. The dal is vegan and asafoetida can be skipped to make it glutenfree.

https://pepkitchen.com/recipe/kathiyawadi-toor-dal-pigeon-pea-dal/

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Ingredients

25 minutes
4 people
  1. 1 cuptoor dal arhal dal, split pigeon pea
  2. 2 tbspoil
  3. 1star anise baadiya,
  4. 1cinnammon stick
  5. 4cloves
  6. 5pepper corns
  7. 10curry leaves
  8. 1dry red chilli
  9. 1/4 tspasafoetida
  10. 2 tbsppeanut
  11. 1green chilli chopped, I have not added as my son was eating the dal and he could not eat spicy dal
  12. 1 inchginger grated
  13. 1tomato finely chopped
  14. 1/2 tspturmeric powder haldi
  15. 1 tspcoriander cumin powder dhania jeera powder
  16. 1 tbspjaggery grated
  17. 1/2 tbsplemon juice
  18. 2 tbspcoriander washed and finely chopped
  19. as per tastesalt
  20. 2 cupswater or as needed to adjust consistency of dal

Cooking Instructions

25 minutes
  1. 1

    Wash and soak dals for 2-3 hour and pressure cooked for 4-5 whistles. Blend the toor dal with hand whisk of hand blender Heat oil in a pan. When the oil is heated add whole spices such as star anise, cloves, cinnamon and pepper corn. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida, dry red chilli and curry leaves.

  2. 2

    Add peanuts and turmeric powder and saute the tempering well. Add chopped tomatoes and add chopped green chilies (I have not added as my son prefers less spicy dal). Mix well. Add coriander cumin seed powder and grated ginger. Mix and toss well till the tomatoes soften.

  3. 3

    Add the cooked and blended toor dal. Add salt as per taste and jaggery. Mix well. Put the dal to boil till the jaggery is melted. Boil for 3-4 minutes.

  4. 4

    Add chopped coriander and mix well. Simmer for couple of minutes. Stir in lemon juice and mix well.

  5. 5

    Remove the dal in a serving bowl and garnish with coriander. Serve the dal hot with steamed rice, roti, subji, salad, and buttermilk (chaas)

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