Ganesh Chaturthi 2019- Try Maharashtrian Amti Recipe

The meaning of amti is ‘any curry or dal dish which has acidic ingredient, in this case tamarind.

Ingredients

For pressure cooking the dal:

½ cup Arhar dal (toor dal or split pigeon peas)
¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 ½ cups Water

For tempering:

1 tablespoon OIl
1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
3-4 Curry leaves
2 Green chilies chopped finely

For amti recipe:

2 teaspoon Tamarind paste or seedless 1 teaspoons of tamarind soaked in hot water
1 tablespoon Jaggery (Gur)
1 teaspoon Goda masala
Salt to taste
1 cup Water

Method

Pressure cooking the dal:

* Wash the toor dal under running cold water till water runs clear.

* Soak the dal in enough water for at least 30 minutes.

* Then discard the soaking water. Add dal to pressure cooker with turmeric powder and 1 ½ cups of water.

* Close the lid, put the weight on, turn the heat on medium.

* Pressure cook it for 3-4 whistles. Let the pressure go down by itself then open the cover.

* Add another 1 cup of water or as required. Mash the dal well so it will smooth. I have used hand blender, you can use mixer or magic bullet.

* Now turn the heat on medium and let the dal simmer.

Making tadka:

* Now on another stove, heat the oil in small tadka pan.

* Once hot add mustard seeds and let them pop.

* Then add green chilies and curry leaves. Cook for 30-40 seconds.

* Immediately add the tadka to the mashed dal. Mix well.

* Add other ingredients one by one. Add jaggery, tamarind paste, goda masala and salt.

* Mix well and let it simmer for 10 minutes on low to medium heat.

* Then turn off the stove