Osaman - A yummy Gujarati Dal with a difference

If you thought Osama bin laden managed to inspire me to make some dal, you couldnt have been more wrong. He has nothing to do with this, its just the name "Osaman: - which is nothing but a gujarati Style Dal. We can get bored with our regular dals which we usually end up making, thanks to, lack of inspiration/time/energy etc. But next time such a thing happens, simply make Osaman.



I love this dal for a fact that, just by adding few extra ingredients, it gets to be a delicious broth that it makes such a hearty meal. I love this with plain boiled rice along with spicy pickle. The sweet and sour combo blends so well to make it a healthy treat.Its too yummy to pass. Let the next Dal you make be this dal - believe me, you will be hard pressed to go back to your old one :)

Ingredients


• 1/2 cup Red Lentils ( masoor dal), washed and cleaned well
  
  
• 1/4 cup toasted peanuts
  
  
• 2 tbsp grated jaggery
  
  
• 1 to 1-1/2 tbsp tamarind paste ( start with one, can increase as per taste)
  
  
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  
  
• 2-3 green chillies, sliced thinly (or as per taste)
  
  
• salt to taste
  

To Temper


• 1 tsp mustard seeds
  
  
• about 1/8th tsp asafoetida
  
  
• 1 tsp cumin seeds (caraway seeds work well too)
  
  
• 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
  
  
• few sprigs of curry leaves and cilantro
  

Method

1.Place the Red lentils in a saucepan and cook it by bringing it to a boil in about 2 cups of water/vegetable stock.



2. Once boiled, bring the heat down to medium heat, it should have turned to yellow color.Add turmeric, salt, tamarind, peanuts and jaggery. Stir well to blend.



3. Temper the ingredients given in the temper section along with chillies and pour it down in the dal.



4.Garnish with the herbs and serve hot.

Suggested Accompaniments

1.Plain boiled Rice and pickle

2.Phulkas, roti's.