Recipe

Amti Dal

Recipes/Amti Dal

Traditional Maharashtrian amti with coconut and kokum

Prep

10 min

Cook

25 min

Serves

4

Level

easy

Ingredients

  • 1 cup toor dal
  • 2 kokum petals
  • 2 tbsp grated coconut
  • 1 tsp goda masala
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp jaggery
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • Curry leaves
  • Pinch of hing

Method

  1. 1

    Cook toor dal until soft, mash lightly.

  2. 2

    Add kokum, jaggery, turmeric and goda masala to dal.

  3. 3

    Simmer for 10 minutes until flavours meld.

  4. 4

    Grind coconut with a little water and add to dal.

  5. 5

    Temper with oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves and hing.

  6. 6

    Serve with steamed rice and a wedge of lemon.