Dakho ( Khati Mithi Dal with Vegetables )
by Tarla Dalal
29 Aug 2019
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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.
Dakho ( Khati Mithi Dal with Vegetables ) recipe - How to make Dakho ( Khati Mithi Dal with Vegetables )
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Makes 6 servings
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 cloves (laung / lavang)
2 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
1 whole dry red chilli (pandi) , broken into chillies
1 1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
For The Garnish
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
Method
- 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.
Nutrient values per serving
| Energy | 1084 cal |
| Protein | 27.7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 134.8 g |
| Fiber | 13.7 g |
| Fat | 48.3 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 597.8 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.6 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.3 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.7 mg |
| Vitamin C | 2.5 mg |
| Folic Acid | 178.3 mcg |
| Calcium | 156.1 mg |
| Iron | 5.8 mg |
| Magnesium | 0 mg |
| Phosphorus | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 54.8 mg |
| Potassium | 1615.7 mg |
| Zinc | 1.6 mg |
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