Ingredients vegetarian 4 servings

• 2 cups chana dal
• 2 tbsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp jeera
• half cup dry coconut
• 4-5 red chillies
• 7-8 curry leaves
• half tsp khus- khus
• 1 bay leaf
• half tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp turmeric pwd
• 1 big onion
• 7-8 black pepper
• 4-5 cloves
• imli (optional),
  
• fresh coriander leaves,
• salt to taste.

Directions

1. Soak chana dal for 1-2 hrs. and pressure cook it.
2. Soak imli. keep it a side
3. Heat a pan add little oil to chopped onion make it golden brown. keep it a side in a plate, add little oil again and add coriander seeds roast till little brown, same for dry coconut , red chilies do same and then put curry leaves, pepper, cloves, fennel seeds, bay leaf, jeera together in pan fry for few secs and let them together in a grinder with turmeric pwd, salt and fresh coriander make a paste.
4. Heat a vessel add oil and add curry leaves after that and the ground paste to the hot oil stir fry the paste for a min.
5. Add cooked chana dal and imli water, simmer it for 4-5 mins.(we can also  add fried or roasted dry coconut cuts from the top in the amti) to feel crisp just for fun.

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