Amiri dal
Four lentils cooked soft with vegetables, tamarind and jaggery
A rich, thick dal of pigeon pea, green gram, black and masoor lentils cooked until meltingly soft with potato, brinjal, spring onion, tomato and fenugreek, then simmered with a spiced coriander paste, tamarind and jaggery. It's sweet, sour and warming. Serve amiri dal with jeera fenugreek paratha.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the dal
For the paste
For the tempering
Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Wash 1 ¾ oz pigeon pea lentils (tuvar dal), 1 tbsp green gram lentils (moong dal), 1 tbsp black lentils (urad dal) and 1 tbsp masoor lentils and put them in a pressure cooker with 1 potato, 2 ⅛ oz spring onions, 1 brinjal (aubergine), 2 tomatoes, ⅔ oz fresh fenugreek leaves, 5 ¼ cups water and 1 ½ tsp salt.
Step 2: Pressure cook for 8–10 whistles, until the lentils are completely soft. Let the pressure drop.
30 minStep 3: Mix 2 tsp chilli paste, 2 tsp garlic paste, ½ tsp red chilli powder, ¼ tsp garam masala, ¼ tsp ground black pepper, ¼ tsp ground cardamom, 2 tbsp coriander seeds and 2 tbsp fresh coriander and grind to a paste.
Step 4: Heat 3 tbsp ghee in a large pan and sauté 1 onion until tender.
5 minStep 5: Add the paste and cook on a low heat for 2 minutes.
2 minStep 6: Add the dal mixture with 3 tbsp tamarind juice and 1 tbsp jaggery and boil on a low heat for 15–20 minutes, stirring now and then. Serve hot with jeera fenugreek paratha.
18 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 230 kcal
- Protein
- 8 g
- Carbs
- 28 g
- Fat
- 11 g
- Fibre
- 7 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does amiri dal take?
- About 75 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 55 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of potato?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of spring onions?
- Chives, or a little finely sliced onion.
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