Sweet and Sour Dal

Ingredients:

• 1 cup toor dal 1/2 tsp.
• Dania (coriander seed) powder
• 1 tbsp. mint leaves finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp. garam masala
• 1 tbsp. coriander leaves finely chopped
• 2 pinches asafetida
• 1 stalk curry leaves
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp. broken jaggery
• 1/2 tsp. each cumin & mustard seeds
• 3 tbsp. tamarind water / ½ sp. Puli paste
• 2 tbsp. ghee
• 3 green chilies
• 5 cups rice starch water or water
• 1" piece ginger
• 1 tsp. red chilly powder
• 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder

Method:

• Wash and pressure cook dal in two cups water.
• Cool, remove, drain and keep aside the top water of dal.
• Remove two tbsp. Thick dal and keep aside.
• Beat the remaining dal with a hand whipper, adding the water that was kept aside.
• Crush the green chilly and ginger together.
• Make a paste of all the dry powders in 1/4 cup water.
• Keep aside.
• Heat ghee in a pan and add the seeds.
• Add ginger garlic and stir.
• Add asafetida, mint, masala paste and stir for a minute.
• Add jaggery, tamarind water and stir.
• Allow to cook for 2-3 minutes. Add beaten dal.
• Boil for 6-7 minutes.
• Check taste for salt and spiciness.
• Garnish with chopped coriander.
• To be served with hot steamed rice.
• To serve, place one serving of rice on a plate with 2 tea sp. Ghee and dal.
• Or serve with chappati.
• Children will like this dal.