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Khatti dhal

By BBC Good Food

Khatti dhal

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: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:39:12 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

31

Low

Glycemic Load

9

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories182.6 kcal (9%)

Total Fat6.4 g (9%)

Carbs27.9 g (11%)

Sugars6.1 g (7%)

Protein6.7 g (13%)

Sodium22.9 mg (1%)

Fiber6.5 g (23%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

430gtoor dhal

or red split lentils

½ tspturmeric

large, chopped, better if you remove the skin but not essential

piece, peeled and grated

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

or ghee, or a mixture of oil and unsalted butter

½ tspcumin seeds

3dried chillies

i use kashmiri, roughly broken

fresh or frozen, optional

Instructions

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Notes

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Delicious

Moist

Suricata· 4 months ago

Very heartwarming and filling, delicious flavour profile. Swapped tamarind paste with 1/2 quantity tamarind powder, for Slow Carb Diet / 4HB. Made with red split lentils, didn't require the 40min soaking. Didn't have tomatoes so swapped with an equivalent volume of passata. Reckon it's nicer.