Dal Tadka Recipe

Ingredients

moong dal or masoor dal - 1.5 cups

turmeric - a pinch

green chillies - 3 or 4 (acc to ur spice level)

garlic - 2 pods (sliced or minced)

coriander leaves - for garnish

curry leaves - for garnish

salt - to taste

lime juice - 1 - 2 tsps



For Tadka:

cumin seeds - 1 tsp

mustard seeds - 1 tsp

ghee - 2 tsps

hing - a pinch



Method

Pressure cook the dal with turmeric. (Take care to see that the dal is not mushy)

Take a non stick vessel and add ghee, cumin seeds and mustard seeds.

After the seeds splutter add hing.

Then add the green chillies and garlic and fry them for a minute.

Add the cooked dal and salt, fry for 4-5 minutes.

Garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Add some lime juice and serve it with rotis/rice.







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Summary

Preparation Time

10 min

Course

Main Dish

Cooking Time

40 min

Cuisine

Indian

Difficulty Level

NA

Main Ingredient

Vegetable

Serving

6





Speciality

Holi

Vegan Salty Smooth Vegetable Everyday Classic High Protein Boil Curry Bihari dal North Indian Punjabi Rajasthani

Bihari Food | Punjabi Food | Healthy Food |





Ingredients

500 g toor dal

250 g masoor dal

200 ml oil

15 g cumin

50 g garlic

200 g onion

50 g ginger paste

20 g garlic paste

15 g red chilli pdr.

10 g turmeric

15 g coriander pdr.

200 g tomatoes

to taste salt

10 g green chillies

60 g green coriander





How to make Dal Tadka

the lentils – wash and soak for 30 minutes and boil with salt and half of turmeric.

The vegetables – chop garlic, green chillies, coriander, onion and tomatoes

Cooking – heat oil, add cumin, garlic, stir fry to brown colour.

Add onion and fry to brown colour, add ginger and garlic pastes with red chilli pdr., coriander pdr., and remaining turmeric.

Stir for 2 minutes. Now add chopped tomatoes, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes or until masala leaves the oil. Add seasoning.

Now add boiled lentils, mix, bring to boil and simmer for another 10 minutes. Add green chillies, green coriander. Adjust seasoning.