Methi dana with chana dal sabji

METHI DANA WITH CHANA DAL GRAVY [ Rajasthani style ] No onion , No tomato gravy

INGREDIENTS

• Methi dana – 1/4 cup
• Chana dal – 1/2  cup
• Oil – 1 or 2 tbsp
• Crushed garlic and green chilli – 2 tsp
• Jeera – ½ tsp
• Rai – ½ tsp
• Asafoetida – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli pwdr – 1 tsp or as per taste
• Kashmiri red chilli pwdr – ½ tsp
• Turmeric – ½ tsp
• Coriander pwdr – 2 tsp
• Jaggery – 2 tsp
• Tamarind – a small piece
• Salt to taste
• Finely chopped coriander leaves for garnish

PREPARATION

1. Clean was and rinse methi seeds in several water .Soak overnight .
2. Clean wash rinse and soak chana dal also overnight .

METHOD

Once again wash the soaked methi seeds well ,to reduce the bitterness .

Take both the red chilli pwdr + coriander pwdr + turmeric in a bowl ,add ¼  cup water to it and make a paste.

Heat oil in a cooker .

Add jeera and mustard seeds let it crackle .

Add garlic green chilli paste and fry till raw smell leaves .

Add masala paste and fry till oil separates .

Add asafoetida .

Add soaked methi seeds and chana dal and mix well .

Add 1 cup water + salt + jaggery + tamarind and mix well .

Pressure cook upto 1 whistle.

We don’t have to over cook the dal .

The dal and methi seeds have to be whole .

Once done ,transfer to a bowl and garnish with coriander leaves.

Drizzle lemon juice while serving .

Notes

Garlic and green chilli is optional.

We can add less methi seeds – Instead of 1/4 cup ,we can use 2 tbsp.

Some boil the methi seeds separately till soft and discard the water to reduce bitterness.

We can cook in open pot instead of cooker .

Instead of soaking for over night ,we can just soak both for 1 hr and pressure cook upto 3 or 4 whistles.

This recipe ,we can use green or yellow methi seeds.

Adjust spices as per taste.

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