Dal with Tamarind Leaves
by Rajeshwari.Ch

A simple yet innovative dal with tender tamarind leaves recipe with an array of flavors. The lentils are cooked with tamarind leaves to impart a delectable sour taste to the lentil or dal preparartion. Relish with steamed rice

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Dal with Tamarind Leaves recipe - How to make Dal with Tamarind Leaves

1 cup finely chopped tamarind (imli) leaves
2 cups toovar (arhar) dal
salt to taste
a few curry leaves (kadi patta)
2 tsp chopped green chillies
2 tsp grated jaggery (gur)
1 tsp oil
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
2 tsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
2 whole dry kashmiri red chillies
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
a pinch of turmeric powder (haldi)
1 onion sliced into rings for garnishing
sliced green chillies for garnishing

Method

Wash and pressure cook tuvar dal. Keep aside.
Heat the oil in a pan, add the garlic, cumin seeds, mustard seeds,red chillies,and asafoetida and saute for few seconds.
Add the curry leaves, green chillies and the tamarind leaves and saute for 2 minutes.
Add the cooked dal ,turmeric ,salt and jaggery, mix well and cook on low flame for 5 minutes.
Garnish with sliced chillies and onions.
Serve hot.