Achar ki Dal

Ingredients:

• Chana Dal - 1/4 cup
• Masoor/Tuvar Dal - 1/2cup (cleaned & boiled)
• Tomato Puree - 2 tbsp or 2 tomato chopped
• Onion - 2 (chopped)
• Green Chilli - 2-3 (chopped)
• Ginger Garlic paste - 1/2 cup
• Curry leaves - little
• Coriander leaves - little
• Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
• Dhania jeera powder - 1/2 tsp
• Red chilli powder -1/2 tsp
• Salt - as required
• Chat masala - 1/4 tsp
• Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
• Aachari masala - 1/2 tsp

For seasoning :

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Jeera - 1/2 tsp
• Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Kalonji - 1/2 tsp
• Ani seeds (Sombu) - 1/2 tsp
• Oil - as required
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

Method :

Take one kadai & add oil to that. When the oil becomes hot, add the seasoning one by one. When the seeds pop, add chopped onion, green chillies & tomato. When the onion becomes light golden in color, add the dry masala one by one. Fry for 5 minutes in a low flame till the oil separates from the masala. Then add the mashed dal to that along with required water. Allow to boil for 10-15 minutes. When the dal gets ready, remove from the gas. Garnish with little curry & coriander leaves.

Serve with rice, roti along with sabji.


For Achari Masala Powder


Ingredients:

• Coriander seeds -  1/2 cup
• Red chilli - 10-12
• Turmeric - 1 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
• Methi seeds - 1 tsp
• Black pepper - 2 tbsp
• Ani seeds - 1 tsp
• Tamarind powder - 2 tsp*
• Lemon powder - 1 tsp
• Salt - 1/2 tsp

Method:

Fry all the ingredients without oil & grind in a mixer & store it in an air-tight container.


*Note:  Fry the tamarind in little oil till it becomes crisp. Make it cool & grind in a mixer.