Katachi Amti is a spicy curry made using leftover water from boiled Chana dal used for making Puran Poli. You can separately boil Chana dal if you are just making Katachi Amti.
Ingredients For Dal :
1/2 Cup Chana Dal
3 Cup water
4 tablespoons dry shredded Coconut
1 tablespoon shredded Ginger
1 tablespoon shredded Garlic
1/4 Cup fresh Coriander
Ingredients For Tadka :
3 tablespoons Oil
1 tablespoon Jeera/Cumin seeds
1 tablespoon Mustard seeds
2 Bay Leaves
6 - 8 Curry Leaves
3 tablespoons Kolhapuri Tikhat Masala
(You can use 1 and half tablespoon Red Chilli Powder + 1 tablespoon Garam Masala as a substitute)
Salt to taste.
Method :
Boil the Chana Dal or Cook Chana dal in pressure cooker. After Dal is cooked, strain all water from dal and mash the leftover dal so you can use that in the curry.
Grind the Coconut, Ginger, Garlic and fresh Coriander together.
Now heat oil in a pan. Add Curry leaves, Bay leaves, Cumin seeds, Mustard seeds and saute it together. Add masala paste and Kolhapuri tikhat masala, saute that mixture for 3 - 4 Minutes.
Finally, add the smashed dal and water. Let it boil for 10 more minutes. Sprinkle some fresh Coriander.
Serve it with Puran Poli. It tastes best with Rice too.
