Vatali Dal

Vatali dal is an authentic, Maharashtrian traditional recipe. Generally vatali dal or mikali dal is prepared for Ganapati visarjan as naivedya to bappa. This can be a perfect side dish too. It tastes just awesome. We already have seen this recipe last year. But this year we are giving it a shortcut. Traditional maharashtrian dish, a delicious dal to be served with steamed rice or can even be consumed with rotis. It is one of the dishes from the Malvani cuisine of the Konkan region of Maharashtra and Goa. Malvani Vatli Dal is one of the dishes from the Malvani cuisine of the Konkan region of Maharashtra and Goa. The cuisine is named after a coastal town in the Sindhu Durga district on the west coast of Maharashtra. Malvani town has their own style of cooking which uses coconut of all forms extensively in their cuisine. While fishes dominate their cuisine, they do have some delicious vegetarian recipes. This vatli dal is one such delicious curry which is usually prepared during Chaitra month, the first month in the Marathi calendar to welcome spring. Vatli dal is Marathi translates to grounded dal. Vatli dal is usually prepared as tea time snack and served with Kairee Panhe, a sweet sharbat drink prepared using raw mango. Chana dal is grounded with spices, later fried and sautéed with tadka. This dal crumble makes a great evening time snack and it’s healthy too.