Gujarati Sweet and Sour Lentils

Gujarati Sweet and Sour Lentils

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Gujarati lentil stew relies on an abundance of Indian herbs and spices—fresh curry leaves, fenugreek seeds, and asafetida—to strike an elegant balance between sweet and tart flavors.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup toor dal
  • 1⁄4 cup ghee or peanut oil
  • 1⁄4 cup roasted unsalted peanuts
  • 3⁄4 tsp. cumin seeds
  • 1⁄2 tsp. black mustard seeds
  • 1⁄4 tsp. asafetida
  • 1⁄4 tsp. fenugreek seeds
  • 16 fresh curry leaves
  • 2 chiles de arbol, broken in half
  • 2 plum tomatoes, cored and roughly chopped
  • 4 tbsp. finely chopped jaggery or packed brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp. tamarind concentrate
  • 2 tsp. hot paprika
  • 1 tsp. tumeric
  • 1 tsp. ground coriander
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin
  • 3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • 2 tbsp. roughly chopped cilantro

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