Amti Recipe | Amti Dal

For cooking the dal

• ½ cup tuvar dal (toor dal or arhar dal or pigeon pea lentils)
• 1 pinch turmeric powder
• 1.5 to 2 cups water - for pressure cooking

Other ingredients for amti recipe

• 2 kokums or 1 teaspoon seedless tamarind tightly packed soaked in 2 tablespoons of hot water
• 1.5 to 2 teaspoons Goda Masala or kala masala
• ½ tablespoon powdered jaggery (gur) or as required
• ½ tablespoon Coriander leaves (chopped)
• ½ to 1 cup water to be added later or add as required
• 1 to 1.5 tablespoon grated coconut - optional
• salt as required

for tempering amti dal

• ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
• 7 to 9 curry leaves
• 1 to 2 green chillies or ¼ to ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
• 1.5 to 2 tablespoons oil or ghee

for garnish

• 1 to 2 tablespoons Coriander leaves (chopped)