Karnataka

Dalithoy

Name: Dalithoy
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Konkani
Ingredients: 3/4 cup toor dal (split pigeon peas); 2 1/2 cups water; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 slit green chilli; 1/2 inch grated ginger; 1 tbsp coconut oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 2 dried red chilli; a generous pinch asafoetida; 2 sprigs curry leaves; 1 tsp lemon juice; Salt, to taste

Toor dal with a big asafoetida and chilli tempering. Konkani comfort in five ingredients.

25 minTime

9 gProtein each

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Konkani dal1 chapter · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayToor dal, coconut oil, asafoetida.

The original

172kcalsame

9 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

25minutessame

Dalithoy, Konkani style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Toor dal (split pigeon peas)¾ cup

Water2½ cups

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Green chilli2, slit

Ginger1.5 cm, grated

Coconut oil1 tbsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Dried red chilli2

Asafoetidaa generous pinch

Curry leaves2 sprigs

Lemon juice1 tsp

Saltto taste

Method

3 steps

1Pressure cook toor dal with turmeric for 4 whistles. Whisk smooth.
2Add water, green chillies, ginger and salt and simmer 5 minutes.
3Temper mustard, red chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida in coconut oil and pour over. Add lemon.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

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Dalithoy

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