Aamti

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup	118ml	Yellow gram dal
1		Curry leaves
1		Bay leaf
3		Cloves
2		Green chillies
1/2 tablespoon	7.5ml	Coriander finely chopped
1 teaspoon	5ml	Black maharashtrian masala - (refer masalas)
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Garam masala
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Dhania - (coriander seed) turmeric powder
		Salt to taste
4 cups	948ml	Water
1 tablespoon	15ml	Oil or ghee
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Cumin & mustard seeds

Recipe Instructions

Wash and soak dal for 15 minutes.  Pressure cook till very soft (4 whistles).  Cool cooker and remove. Drain water from dal and save.  Grind dal to a fine paste either on stone or in a mixie.  Mix with water and residual water of dal.  Blend well until smooth.

Heat oil in a deep saucepan. Add seeds, curry leaves, allow to splutter.  Add slit chillies, cloves, bayleaf, and saute one minute.  Make paste of masalas in 1/4 cup water.  Add paste, fry further one minute. Add dal.  Bring to a boil and simmer for 8-10 minutes.

Add chopped coriander.  Serve hot with puran polis (refer).

Source:
Kumar Ramanathan

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