Amti / Amati

Presenting another Maharashtrian Recipe. This one I tasted during our trip to Goa. Then during a chat with one of my friend got the basic recipe from her. Tried it out and wow! it came out nicely.

Vegetables for this recipe :- Potato / Elephant Yam / Drumstick / Sprouted beans / green peas or mixed

I used potato, greenpeas and sprouted beans in this recipe

Ingridients :-

1. Tamarind water - 1 & 1/2 cup
2. Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
3. Jaggery - 1 tbsp
4. Vegetable of your choice - 1/4 cup
5. Boiled toor dal - 1/4 cup
6. Salt to taste

 for tempering :-

1. Ghee - 1 tbsp
2. Jeera - 1/4 tsp
3. Asafoetida powder - 2 pinch
4. Curry leaves - 1 sprig

to grind :-

1. Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
2. Green Chilli      - 2 Nos
3. Jeera to grind   - 1/4 tsp 
4. Peppercorn       - 2 tsp
5. Coriander seeds - 1/4 tsp

Procedure :-

• Heat oil in a kadai, pour ghee. Add hing powder and jeera. When jeera splutter, Add the curry leaves folllowed by tamarind water.
• Add vegetables, turmeric powder, Salt, Jaggery. Boil till vegetables are cooked.
• Mash the cooked dal and add to it
• Grind the ingridients given above adding water to a nice paste & add to it.
• Bring to boil when the foam forms on top remove from flame.
• Yummy amti is ready to be served with chapathi or plain rice