how to make khatti daal

khatti daal is specialty of Hyderabad ( a state in India ), people prefer it to serve with rice and papad . how ever basically its made of tamarind pulp but if yo don't have tamarind pulp you can squeeze 1/2 lemon juice instead of adding tamarind pulp .






cooking time : 15 minutes  
preparation time : 15 minutes
serve: 4  



ingredients :

red lentil(masoor daal )           1 cup
salt to taste 
curry leafs                     2 stem 
turmeric  powder           1 tsp
ginger garlic paste         1 tbsp
red chilly powder             1 tsp
tamarind pulp             3 tbsp
green chillies        2 chopped 

for tempering/tarka  : 

oil                    4 tbsp
button red chillies    6
mustard seeds          1 tsp
cumin seeds             1 tsp
curry leaf              4 -7

method :  

• wash red lentil (masoor daal ) gently then boil it with 2 cup water ,salt to taste , and curry leaf with stem , and green chillies . 
• when it get cooked set aside . 
• to prepare tarka heat 4 tbsp oil in a tempering pan add  cumin seeds , mustard seeds , curry leaf , button red chillies and ginger garlic paste  stir for a while then add 1 tbsp of water and red chillies powder and again stir for 1 minute . 
• pour this over the daal . add tamarind pulp and allow it to get a boil . 
• serve with steam rice .