By BBC Good Food
Khatti dhal
Instructions
Prep:15minCook:1h 30min
Serve this tasty, healthy dhal as a vegetarian main meal or side dish. Adding tamarind to the lentils delivers fabulous sweet and sour flavour
Updated at: Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:04:42 GMT
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Ingredients
6 servings
430gtoor dhal
or red split lentils
½ tspturmeric
2tomatoes
large, chopped, better if you remove the skin but not essential
5 cmginger
piece, peeled and grated
2garlic cloves
crushed or grated
2green chillies
chopped, deseeded if you don’t like it very hot
2 Tbsptamarind paste
1 tsphot chilli powder
2 tspground coriander
2 Tbspoil
or ghee, or a mixture of oil and unsalted butter
½ tspcumin seeds
8garlic cloves
sliced
3dried chillies
i use kashmiri, roughly broken
12curry leaves
fresh or frozen, optional
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