Malvani Vatli Dal Recipe
Malvani Vatli Dal is one of the dishes from the Malvani cuisine of the Konkan region of Maharashtra and Goa. The cuisine is named after a coastal town in the Sindhu Durga district on the west coast of Maharashtra. Malvani town has their own style of cooking which uses coconut of all forms extensively in their cuisine. While fishes dominate their cuisine, they do have some delicious vegetarian recipes. This vatli dal is one such delicious curry which is usually prepared during Chaitra month, the first month in the Marathi calendar to welcome spring. Vatli dal is Marathi translates to grounded dal. Vatli dal is usually prepared as tea time snack and served with Kairee Panhe, a sweet sharbat drink prepared using raw mango. Chana dal is grounded with spices, later fried and sautéed with tadka. This dal crumble makes a great evening time snack and it’s healthy too.
Ingredients
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1 cup Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
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2 Green Chillies
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1 tablespoon Oil
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1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
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1/2 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
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1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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Curry leaves
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Handful
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Salt
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as required
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Sugar
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a pinch
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1 teaspoon Lemon juice
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Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
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Handful
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chopped
Instructions
Step 1
Soak Channa dal in water for about 8 hours or over midnight
Step 2
Drain water completelyGrind dal into a fine paste with green chilies
Step 3
Ensure not to add water to grind the dal
Step 4
Heat oil in a kadai
Step 5
Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, and cumin seeds
Step 6
Allow it to splutter
Step 7
Once they splutter, add asafetida and turmeric leaves
Step 8
Saute well
Step 9
Now, add grounded dal to the kadai
Step 10
Season with salt and sugar
Step 11
Saute them on medium heat continuously for about 10 minutes without the lid
Step 12
Cook until the mixture looks dry
Step 13
The dal might get stick to the bottom
Step 14
Hence, ensure to stir them continuously
Step 15
Once the dal is dry and looks like crumble, garnish with chopped coriander leaves and drizzle lemon juice on the top
Step 16
Prepare this Malvani Vatli Dal and serve as an evening time snack or as a side dish with Phulka and Gobi Ke Kofte