Dal Methi – Marathi Reciep

Instructions

• In a pressure take tur dal. Wash it really good under water.
• Add washed and finely chopped methi leaves.
• Add tomato and green chilies. Add water.
• Close the lid and cook until just 1 whistle.
• For tadka, heat up oil in a pan.
• When oil is enough hot, add mustard and let it pop up.
• Add cumin seeds and let it sizzle up.
• Add asafetida and garlic green chili paste. Fry for about a minute.
• Add turmeric powder, red chili powder and besan. Fry the besan in oil for just about a minute.
• Add cooked dal and methi. Mix well.
• Add water according to your taste and stir well.
• Add roasted peanut powder. If you don’t want to add peanut powder, then you can add raw peanuts to dal and methi while cooking.
• Add salt and mix well. Boil the sabzi for about 5-7 minutes. Turn off the heat.
• This sabzi goes well with jawar, bajra or rice flour bhakari.
• It goes well with plain or boiled rice too.