Dakho ( Khati Mithi Dal with Vegetables )

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Dakho ( Khati Mithi Dal with Vegetables )

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06 December, 2024

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About Dakho ( Khati Mithi Dal With Vegetables )

Ingredients

Methods

Nutrient values

This one’s a great meal by itself. Nutritious and tasty, it can be cooked in a jiffy if you have everything cleaned, chopped and ready in hand. Toovar and chana dal are cooked with a melange of vegetables: pumpkin, brinjal and potatoes seasoned with spices, tamarind, jaggery and more for a sweet-sour tasty meal.

Ingredients

For The Dal and Vegetable Mixture

1/2 cup toovar (arhar) dal

2 tbsp chana dal (split Bengal gram)

1/4 cup peeled and red pumpkin (bhopla / kaddu) cubes

1 tbsp chopped brinjals (baingan / eggplant) , cut into 25 mm. pieces

1/2 cup peeled potato cubes

1/2 cup finely chopped colocasia leaves (arbi ke patte)

1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)

salt to taste

For The Tamarind-jaggery Water

3 tbsp jaggery (gur)

3 tbsp tamarind (imli)

For The Tempering

3 tbsp oil

2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)

2 clove (laung / lavang)

2 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)

1 whole pandi chillies , broken into chillies

1 1/2 tsp chilli powder

1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)

For The Garnish

1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)

Method

For the dal and vegetable mixture, wash the dals, vegetables and colocasia leaves and add 3 cups of water.
Cook in a pressure cooker. Cool slightly and blend in a liquidiser. Keep aside.
For the tamarind-jaggery water, wash the tamarind, add the jaggery and ¼ cup of water and boil until the tamarind is soft.
Pass this mixture through a sieve and keep aside.
To proceed, heat the oil in a large pan and fry the mustard seeds, cloves, cinnamon, red chillies and chilli powder for a few seconds.
When the mustard seeds crackle, add the asafoetida and then the dal and vegetable mixture.
Add the tamarind-jaggery water, turmeric powder, salt and ¾ cup of water. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 5 minutes.
Serve hot, garnished with the chopped coriander.

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