easy amti recipe | maharashtrian amti dal recipe | toor dal amti
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: dal
- Cuisine: maharashtra
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- 1 tsp mustard / rai
- ½ tsp jeera / cumin
- pinch of hing / asafoetida
- few curry leaves
- 1 green chilli (finely chopped)
- ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
- 2 cup toor dal (pressure cooked)
- 1 tbsp goda masala
- ¼ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- ½ tbsp jaggery / gud
- 5 kokum / punarpuli
- 2 tbsp coconut (grated)
- ¾ tsp salt
- water
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
Method
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and saute 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp jeera, pinch of hing and few curry leaves.
- also add 1 green chilli, ¼ tsp turmeric and saute on low flame.
- further add 2 cup cooked toor dal (1 cup dal + 3 cup water pressure cooked for 5 whistles)
- get the dal to boil and add 1 tbsp goda masala, ¼ tsp chilli powder, ½ tbsp jaggery, 5 kokum, 2 tbsp coconut, ¾ tsp salt. mix well.
- add ½ cup water and adjust consistency as required.
- mix well and boil for 5 minutes or till spices gets cooked completely.
- finally, add coriander leaves and serve amti dal with hot steamed rice.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.