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
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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.
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Dal Tadka Recipe
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