Dakho ( Khati Mithi Dal with Vegetables )

by Tarla Dalal

Dakho, a sweet and sour combination of toovar and chana dal with vegetables and spices add a special touch to this dal.

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This one’s a great meal by itself. Nutritious and tasty, it can be cooked in a jiffy if you have everything cleaned, chopped and ready in hand. Toovar and chana dal are cooked with a melange of vegetables: pumpkin, brinjal and potatoes seasoned with spices, tamarind, jaggery and more for a sweet-sour tasty meal.

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Preparation Time: 25 mins Cooking Time: 30 mins Total Time: 55 mins 6Makes 6 servings (1 serving )
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Ingredients

For The Dal and Vegetable Mixture
1/2 cup toovar (arhar) dal
2 tbsp chana dal (split bengal gram)
1/4 cup peeled and red pumpkin (bhopla / kaddu) cubes
1 tbsp chopped brinjals (baingan / eggplant) , cut into 25 mm. pieces
1/2 cup peeled potato cubes
1/2 cup finely chopped colocasia leaves (arbi ke patte)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
salt to taste

For The Tamarind-jaggery Water
3 tbsp jaggery (gur)
3 tbsp tamarind (imli)

For The Tempering
3 tbsp oil
2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
2 cloves (laung / lavang)
2 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
1 whole dry red chilli (pandi) , broken into chillies
1 1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)

For The Garnish
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)

Method

For the dal and vegetable mixture, wash the dals, vegetables and colocasia leaves and add 3 cups of water.
Cook in a pressure cooker. Cool slightly and blend in a liquidiser. Keep aside.
For the tamarind-jaggery water, wash the tamarind, add the jaggery and ¼ cup of water and boil until the tamarind is soft.
Pass this mixture through a sieve and keep aside.
To proceed, heat the oil in a large pan and fry the mustard seeds, cloves, cinnamon, red chillies and chilli powder for a few seconds.
When the mustard seeds crackle, add the asafoetida and then the dal and vegetable mixture.
Add the tamarind-jaggery water, turmeric powder, salt and ¾ cup of water. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 5 minutes.
Serve hot, garnished with the chopped coriander.

Accompaniments

Chawal ki Roti
Makhani Roti

Nutrient values per serving

Energy	1084 cal
Protein	27.7 g
Carbohydrates	134.8 g
Fiber	13.7 g
Fat	48.3 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Vitamin A	597.8 mcg
Vitamin B1	0.6 mg
Vitamin B2	0.3 mg
Vitamin B3	3.7 mg
Vitamin C	2.5 mg
Folic Acid	178.3 mcg
Calcium	156.1 mg
Iron	5.8 mg
Magnesium	0 mg
Phosphorus	0 mg
Sodium	54.8 mg
Potassium	1615.7 mg
Zinc	1.6 mg