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Tuesday, 8 November 2016

Maratha dal recipe


Preparation of maratha dal
Ingredients
1 cup red lentil dal (masur)
3 medium onions
3-4 cloves
1 small piece cinnamon
3-4 peppercorns
1 teaspoon red chili powder
2 teaspoon coriander powder
Half coconut (grated)
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
3 medium-sized potatoes (diced)
1 lump of tamarind (size of a small lemon)
2 tablespoon Sunflower oil
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste

Making method
Soak the dal for about half hour. Boil the dal with turmeric, salt and 1 onion, cut into pieces.
In 1 tablespoon oil, fry the peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, and coriander powder. Grind to a paste with the tamarind and very little water.
In the remaining oil, fry the rest of the onions finely chopped. When golden brown, add the coconut and continue to cook till browned. Add the ground masala to the dal with the coconut and onion mixture. Add the potatoes, salt, sugar and chili powder. Continue to cook till the potatoes are soft.

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