Lentil curry ( Masoorchi Aamti ) - NP

Ingredients


1 cup whole masoor soaked and sprouted


1/2 cup chopped onion


Tempering


1 tbsp vegetable oil


1/2 tsp mustard seeds


1/2 tsp cumin seeds


2 cloves crushed garlic


1/4 tsp Asafoetida


1/4 tsp turmeric powder


1 tsp red chilli powder


1 tsp coriander and cumin powder


1 tsp jaggery


4 - 5 kokum/tamarind pulp/ lemon juice


salt as per taste


Directions

1. Soak 1/2 cup masoor overnight and let it sprout. Alternatively if you are in hurry you can soak masoor for 15 min in water. Sprouting just increases the nutritive value.



2. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pressure pan . Once oil is hot, add mustard seeds. As soon as the mustard seeds crackle add cumin seeds and all other ingredients listed under tempering. Let the garlic brown so that it releases it flavour in the oil.



3. Add onion and saute for 5 min on medium. Add red chilli powder and cumin and coriandar powder and saute for a minute



4. Add soaked masoor and saute for a min.



5. Add 2 cups of water and let masoor cook in the pressure pan for one whistle.



6. Once the pressure goes down add salt, jaggery and kokum and let the dal simmer for 5min on medium heat.