Khatti Dal Recipe | Hyderabadi Special Khatti Dhal with detailed photo and video recipe. An easy and simple tangy lentil-based curry made with toor dal, tamarind juice, and tomatoes. It is a popular South Indian dal recipe, particularly in Andhra Pradesh and hence it is commonly referred to as Hyderabadi Dal. It is an ideal curry that makes a perfect combo with any type of plain or flavored rice, but can also be served with rotis too.
Khatti Dal Recipe | Hyderabadi Special Khatti Dhal with step-by-step photo and video recipe. Dal or lentil-based curries have always been a staple food of India. It has different forms, types, and variations across India which differ with the additional ingredients added to it. One such easy and simple South Indian variation is khatti dal known for its tangy and sour taste.
I have posted quite a few dal recipes on my blog till now, but this recipe has to be a unique dal recipe. Typically dal recipe prepared would have tamarind or tomatoes added to it. Adding these will help to get the required sourness to the dal. However, this dal recipe takes both and hence the name “khatti”. The word khatti means tangy and it is the selling point of this dal. Typically, I avoid any sour taste curries or gravy for my personal use. But this has something unique and special taste which makes you prepare more frequently. Moreover, the consistency of this is a perfect choice for both roti and rice. Therefore, I would recommend you to try this dal once I am sure you would be a big fan of it.
Furthermore, some more related and additional tips, suggestions, and variations to the Khatti dal recipe. Firstly, I have used toor dal or pigeon pea lentils for this recipe. It is ideal to use toor dal but not limited to it. You can use masoor dal, moong dal, and even a combination of all of the above dal. Secondly, try to use juicy and ripe tomatoes for this dal. Adding ripe tomatoes helps to make the dal slightly sweet with a tangy taste. Lastly, the consistency of dal has to be in between. It cannot be either thick or thin. Moreover, once the dal is rested it would attain thick consistency. You may have to add water before it is reheated.
Finally, I would like to highlight my other Dal Recipes Collection with this post on the Khatti dal recipe. It mainly includes my other related recipes like Dal Bhat Chokha Recipe, Pesara Pappu Charu Recipe, Tomato Pappu Recipe, Methi Dal Fry Recipe – Dhaba Style, Chana Dal Recipe, Lauki Chana Dal Recipe, Dal Makhani Recipe Restaurant Style in Cooker – Tips & Tricks, Palak Dal Recipe, Dal Tadka Recipe – Punjabi Dhaba Style, Butter Dal Fry Recipe. Further to these, I would also like to mention my other recipe categories like,
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Khatti Dal Recipe | Hyderabadi Special Khatti Dhal
Ingredients
- ball sized tamarind
- 1 cup toor dal
- 2 tomato, sliced
- 5 chilli
- few curry leaves
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp ghee
- 3 cup water
- 2 tbsp coriander, chopped
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup water
for tempering:
- 2 tbsp ghee
- ½ tsp mustard
- ½ tsp cumin
- 10 cloves garlic, sliced
- 3 dried red chilli
- pinch hing
- few curry leaves
Instructions
- Firstly, in a bowl soak ball sized tamarind for 15 minutes. Keep aside.
- In a pressure cooker, take 1 cup toor dal, 2 tomato, 5 chilli, few curry leaves, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp turmeric and 1 tsp ghee.
- Pour in 3 cup water and pressure cook for 9 whistles.
- Once the pressure settles down, mash the dal slightly.
- Add 2 tbsp coriander and squeeze the tamarind extract.
- Mix well and boil for 5 minutes or until the raw flavour of tamarind is gone.
- Also add 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp salt and 1 cup water.
- Mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- Continue to boil for 5 minutes or until the dal turns aromatic.
- To prepare the tempering, heat 2 tbsp ghee. Add ½ tsp mustard, ½ tsp cumin, 10 cloves garlic, 3 dried red chilli, pinch hing and few curry leaves.
- Splutter the tempering.
- Pour the tempering over the dal and mix well.
- Finally, enjoy Khatti Dal Recipe with hot steamed rice.
Nutrition
How to Make Khatti Dal with Step-by-step Photos
- Firstly, in a bowl soak ball sized tamarind for 15 minutes. Keep aside.
- In a pressure cooker, take 1 cup toor dal, 2 tomato, 5 chilli, few curry leaves, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp turmeric and 1 tsp ghee.
- Pour in 3 cup water and pressure cook for 9 whistles.
- Once the pressure settles down, mash the dal slightly.
- Add 2 tbsp coriander and squeeze the tamarind extract.
- Mix well and boil for 5 minutes or until the raw flavour of tamarind is gone.
- Also add 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp salt and 1 cup water.
- Mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- Continue to boil for 5 minutes or until the dal turns aromatic.
- To prepare the tempering, heat 2 tbsp ghee. Add ½ tsp mustard, ½ tsp cumin, 10 cloves garlic, 3 dried red chilli, pinch hing and few curry leaves.
- Splutter the tempering.
- Pour the tempering over the dal and mix well.
- Finally, enjoy Khatti Dal Recipe with hot steamed rice.
Notes
- Firstly, make sure to cook the dal well and mash smoothly adjusting the consistency as required.
- Also, you can increase the amount of chilli depending on the spice level.
- Additionally, you can also add onion while pressure cooking.
- Finally, Khatti Dal Recipe tastes great when prepared spicy and tangy.