Toorichya Danyanchi Amti

This amti is a typical Maharashtrian recipe from  Nagpur. It is made from 'toorichya shenga' - the raw toor dal get from vegetable market during winters.It is a part of wharadi cuisine from the east of Maharashtra.

Ingredients 

1. 1 cup raw toor dal
2. 1 medium tomato (chopped)
3. 6 medium cloves of garlic
4. 2 spring garlic(finely chopped)
5. 2-3 green chillies
6. 2-3 red dried chillies (the round kashmiri red chillies )
7. 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
8. 1 tsp mustard seeds
9. 1 tsp cunin powder
10. 1 tsp corainder seed powder
11. 1/2 tsp asafoetida (hing)
12. 1/2 tsp turmeric
13. 2 tbsp freshly chopped coriander
14. 3 tbsp oil
15. 1 tbsp oil
16. salt to taste

Method

1. Saute toor dal in 1 tbsp oil until soft. When it turns soft, cool it and grind it granular. Take it in another vessel and add 3/4 cup water to it.
2. Grind the garlic and chillies, keep it ready.
3. Now heat oil in a vessel. When the oil is heated, add mustard seeds. 
4. When seeds go tad-tad tad-tad, add asafoetida and immediately the chilli-garlic paste.
5. After a minute or so add tomato and turmeric - cook a bit, then add the grinded dal and water mixture. Cook well. When it is done, add the cumin powder, coriander seed powder and salt, then take off the flame and add freshly chopped coriander to it.
6. Now heat 1 tbsp oil in the tadka vessel. When heated, add cumin seeds, red kashmiri chillies and spring garlic.
7. Give tadka to the ready amti. Your done!!!

You can have this amti with jowar or bajri ka bhakri or jeera rice with raw spring onions and thecha

Your typical wharadi platter is ready. :)