Gujarati Style Osaman Dal Recipe
Gujarati Style Osaman Dal Recipe is a thin liquid toor dal recipe which has minimal spices added to it. The dal is cooked in the pressure cooker with enough water and once the dal becomes mushy. The leftover water is retained and then mixed along to a thin consistency and tempered with various whole spice like cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and curry leaves with ghee and served hot.
Ingredients
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1 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal)
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1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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Salt
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to taste
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To Temper
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1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
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2 Cloves (Laung)
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1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
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1 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
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1 Green Chilli
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chopped
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4 cloves Garlic
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sliced
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1 sprig Curry leaves
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1 tablespoon Jaggery
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Ghee
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for tempering
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Gujarati Osaman Dal Recipe, in a pressure cooker combine the toor dal with water, turmeric powder and salt, pressure cook for 4 whistles
Step 2
Once done, switch off the heat, allow the pressure to release naturally
Step 3
Open the lid and start mashing the dal to bring the dal and water together
Step 4
Heat a tadka pan with ghee on medium flame, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon stick and cardamom powder and allow it to splutter in the oil for a few seconds
Step 5
Add the jaggery and allow it to melt into the mixture
Step 6
Once the jaggery has melted, add curry leaves, green chillies,and garlic and saute for few seconds
Step 7
Add toor dal mixture and mix well
Step 8
Add salt as needed and stir into the Gujarati Osaman Dal
Step 9
Serve the Gujarati Osaman Dal Recipe along with Steamed Rice, Sweet & Spicy Raw Papaya Moongfali Ki Subzi Recipe by the side