As the name indicates, Khatti Meethi Dal is a delicious sweet and sour dal dish. Learn how to make Khatti Mithi Chana Dal using our easy to make Khatti Mithi Channa Dal recipes.

 

Ingredients for making Khatti Meethi dal 

• 1 cup Bengal gram (chana dal)
• 100 gm beet root
• 3-4 cup water
• 2-3 chilly paste
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• A pinch of asafetida
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 6-7 curry leaves
• 1 piece cinnamon
• 2 tsp cloves
• 1/2 cup tamarind juice
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 50 gm groundnut
• 2 dried dates
• 50 gm jaggery
• 1 tsp clarified butter
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander for garnishing
• Salt to taste

 

How to prepare Khatti Meethi dal  (sweet and sour dal)

1. Clean and wash Bengal gram, rinse it and add beet root pieces to it and cook it in a cooker, till it get boiled.
2. Add turmeric powder, salt, coriander powder,dry dates, jaggery, tamarind juice, curry leaves, groundnut,chilly paste  in the cooked daal and boil again for 5-7 minutes.
3. Now heat butter in a pan and add cloves, asafetida, mustard seeds, cinnamon, and cumin seeds in it.
4. Add this material to the daal and cook for 5 minutes.
5. Garnish with coriander.
6. Serve hot with naan, hot chappatis or rice.

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