Maharashtrian Dal Amati ( महाराष्ट्रीयन डाळीची आमटी )

Maharashtrian Dal Amati (  महाराष्ट्रीयन डाळीची आमटी ) recipe with step by step photos, Amati literally means tangy with the combination of spice and sweetness.

The tangy taste is mainly due to addition of kokum, sweetness from jaggery and spice from fresh grated coconut, ginger-garlic paste, Red chutney masala and turmeric powder, It is ideally served with Plain rice, Jeera rice, with chapati for lunch and dinner.

There are different types of dal prepared like dal tadaka, dal makhani, dal fry, But this very simple and so delicious and easy to make.

The combination of sweet, spice, tangy and sour taste makes it unique and specific to marathi cusine.

Try out this recipe and enjoy the taste of traditional Maharashtra cuisine.

Let's see how to make it is,

Ingredients:

• Oil 3 tsp
• Toordal 2 bowl
• Chopped tomato 1 no
• cumin seeds 1 tsp
• mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
• Grated fresh coconut  1/4th cup
• Ginger-garlic paste 1 1/2 tsp
• Kokum petals 2-3
• Jaggery 2-3 stones
• Red chutney masala / Red chilly powder 2-3 tsp
• Turmeric powder 1/4th tsp
• Salt as per taste
• Water 
• Chopped fresh coriander leaves for garnishing

Recipe: 

• First take 2 bowl toordal with water and add turmeric powder 1 tsp , 1 chopped tomato and salt in it and cooked by cooker until 3 whistles..

• After ready to prepare fresh grated coconut 1/4th cup , garlic-ginger paste  1 1/2 tsp

• After cooked dal take cool down cooker then open the lid and whisk dal
• Heat oil in the pot, When oil is hot enough then add mustard seeds 
• when mustard seeds pop ups then add cumin seeds let them also sizzle up

• Then add ginger garlic paste, sautéed them.

• Add cooked dal with water and fresh grated coconut and mix very well

• Add water in it, you can adjust consistency of amati , You can make it small thick or very thin.

• Add turmeric powder, red chutney masala or red chilly powder, salt as per taste 

• Add 2-3 kokum petals, You can add tamarind, if you want.

• Add also 2-3 stone of jaggery, it can helps to get sweetness from jaggary.

• Boil on medium heat for aobve 5-7 minutes.

• Add finely chopped coriander leaves.
• Amati is already.

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