How to make Amti Dal recipe - Maharashtrian Amti Dal

The Maharashtrian Amti Dal  recipe is one of the comfortable food for any one.  The amti dal can be taken along with rice.  Fresh coconut can also be added to Amti, but it is not compulsory.  But a fresh coconut brings a lot of flavour and taste to any dish.   The amti dal can be served with rice or roti.. The amti dal is a slightly spicy, sweet and sour maharashtrian dal made from pigeon pea lentils.


Please read the following article about how to make Maharashtrian Amti dal ...  Here the article explains about making Amti without using coconut.  

Ingredients (1 cup = 250 ml)

for cooking the dal:

• 1 cup toor/tuvar/arhar dal/pigeon pea lentils
• a pinch of turmeric powder/haldi
• 2.5 cups water for pressure cooking

other ingredients:

• 1 tsp seedless tamarind tightly packed + 2 tbsp hot water
• 1.5 to 2 tsp goda masala/kala masala
• ½ tbsp powdered jaggery/gur or as required
• ½ tbsp chopped coriander leaves/dhania
• 1 to 1.5 tbsp grated coconut (optional)
• salt as required

for tempering:

• ½ tsp mustard seeds/rai
• 7 to 9 curry leaves/kadi patta
• 1 to 2 green chilies or ¼ to ½ tsp red chili powder
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder/haldi
• a pinch of asafoetida/hing
• 1 to 1.5 tbsp oil or ghee

for garnish:

• few chopped coriander leaves/dhania

Method of preparation of Amti Dal....

• Rince the dal very well in water.
• Now add the dal in the pressure cooker along with 2 to 3 cups of water and small pinch of turmeric powder.
• Pressure cook the dal on high flame for 7 to 8 whistles or till it is cooked completely.
• Meanwhile, just heat 2 table spoons of water and add tamarind to it.
• Soak the tamarind for 20 minutes
• Squeeze the tamarind pulp from the soaked tamarind and keep aside
• When the pressure is settled down on its own, open the lid of the pressure cooker and mash the dal with a spoon or a masher and keep it aside. 
• Heat oil in another pan.  First crackle the mustard seeds in the oil
• Then add turmeric powder and asafoetida
• Stir and then add curry leaves, green chillies or red chilli powder
• Stir for few seconds
• Add the dal and stir
• You can add 1 cup of water to get a medium consistency in the dal
• Season with goda masala, jaggery, tamarind pulp, coriander leaves, grated coconut and salt
• Put on a low flame  for 10 to 12 minutes with frequent stirring till desired consistency is reached
• Check the taste and more salt if required..
•  You can garnish with coriander leaves if you prefer while serving
• This amti dal can be served with steamed rice with a little ghee..