Gujarati Khatti Mitthi Dal

PREP TIME: 5 minutes
SOAKING TIME: 30 minutes
COOKING TIME: 25minutes
SERVES: Four

For the Dal -

• 400 g chana dal,washed and soaked
• 12 groundnuts
• 1liter water
• 1tsp ginger-green chilli paste
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 6 pieces kokum
• 5 tsp jaggery
• salt, to taste

For the Tempering

• 1 tsp ghee
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
• 4 cloves
• 2 sticks cinnamon
• 2 green chillies, slit lengthwise
• 8 curry leaves
• a pinch of asafoetida

Method
Pressure cook the chana dal and the groundnuts in the water.
When cool,churn well with a wooden beater. Add the remaining ingredients and boil for 10-15 mins. To make the tempering, heat ghee in a small pan, and add the musterd, cumin and fenugreek seeds. When they star to splutter, add the remaining ingredents and allow to crackel for a minute. Boil for five minutes and serve hot with chapati or rice.