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Main Course

Dalitoy

A home-style Kerala dish made with care and the kind of spice knowledge that comes from watching someone else cook it a hundred times. Each step matters, and the result is worth the effort.

10 min total|Prep 10 min|Cook 20 min|4 servings|easy

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

Tuvar dal : 1 cup
4 nos Green chillies slit : 3
Mustard seeds : ½ tsp
Whole cumin seeds : ½ tsp
Turmeric powder : ½ tsp
Ginger finely chopped : ½” pc
Curry leaves : 2 tsp
Ghee : 1 spring
Asafoetida : a pinch
Coriander leaves : 2 tsp — chopped
Salt, to taste

Preparation

Step 1
Wash the toor dal well and pressure cookwith sufficient water for 4-5 whistles.
Step 2
Remove the dal from the pressurecooker and churn using a wooden ravi or a hand blender. Add a little water toadjust the consistency.
Step 3
Heat the ghee in a deep bottompan and add the mustard. When it allow to crackles, add whole jeera, hing, curry leaves,slit green chillies.
Step 4
Add the boiled dal to thetempered ghee and add finely chopped ginger, turmeric powder, salt and 1 -1 ½ cupwater.(add water according to the consistency of the dal required).
Step 5
Bring the dal to a boil.
Step 6
Garnish with coriander and serve withrice.

Tip

Taste as you go. Recipes are guidelines — your palate is the final judge. Adjust salt, sourness, and heat to what tastes right to you.

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