Ingredients

• 2 cups- water/vegetable stock
• 1/2 cup - red lentils (masoor dal), washed and cleaned well
• 1/4 cup - toasted peanuts
• 2 tbsp - grated jaggery
• 1 - 1.5 tbsp - tamarind paste
• 1/4 tsp - turmeric powder
• 2-3 - green chillies, sliced thinly
• salt
• To temper:
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1/8 tsp - asafetida
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp - fenugreek seeds
• few sprigs - curry leaves and cilantro

How to Make Gujarati Osaman Dal

• Place the red lentils in a saucepan and cook it by bringing it to a boil in about 2 cups of water/vegetable stock.
• Once boiled, bring the heat down to medium heat, it should have turned yellow.
• Add turmeric, salt, tamarind, peanuts and jaggery.
• Stir well.
• Temper the ingredients given in the temper section along with chillies and pour it into the dal.
• Garnish with herbs and serve hot.
• Recipe courtesy: Dhivya Karthik
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