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Tomato Amti Recipe

Tomato Amti Recipe
Tomato Amti Recipe
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Serving: serves 4
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Tomato Amti Recipe

By Uma Abhyankar April 7, 2015

Tomato Amti is the most common everyday preparation with any Maharashtrian meal. It is usually thinner than all the north Indian dals and is a very delicious and a piping hot soup style accompaniment to any meal. Serve it with roti or rice.

Ingredients

  • Split pigeon peas (Toor Dal) - 1 cup
  • Oil - 4 tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida (Hing) - less than 1/4 tsp
  • Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
  • Fenugreek (methi) seeds - 10-12
  • Curry leaves - 5-6
  • Green chilies - 2 vertically slit
  • Tomatoes - 2
  • Kala/ Goda Masala - 4 tsp
  • Salt - To taste
  • Jaggery (gud) - 1 tbsp
  • Coriander / Cilantro leaves - small bunch finely chopped

Instructions

  1.  Wash 1 cup toor dal and add 2 cups water to it.
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  2. Pressure cook for 3 whistles. After 3 whistles, reduce heat to low for 5 minutes before turning off the gas. Let the cooker cool before removing the dal.

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  3. Whisk it nicely and keep aside.
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  4. Heat 4 tsp oil in a vessel and add 1 tsp mustard seeds. After they crackle, add 1 tsp cumin seeds, less than 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing), 1 tsp turmeric powder, 10-12 fenugreek (methi) seeds, 5-6 curry leaves, 2 green chilies vertically slit, and 2 tomatoes cut into about 2 cm big pieces. Stir fry for a minute.
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  5. Add the whisked dal and water to achieve the desired consistency ( I added about 1 & 3/4 cup water). Typically, 'Aamti' in a Maharashtrian meal is thinner in consistency than any 'dal' of a North Indian meal . But you can choose to make it as per your choice.
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  6. Add 4 tsp Kala/ Goda Masala, salt to taste, and 1 tbsp jaggery.
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  7. Reduce heat to medium and bring to boil. Let it boil for a minute before turning the gas off.
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  8. Garnish with finely chopped cilantro leaves and serve hot with rice or poli/chapati along with any stir fried vegetable.
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