Dal Tadka
 
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Toor dal is essential source of protein in daily meal. Toor dal is not only delicious; it also has a number of health benefits.
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 3 - 4
Ingredients
For Boiling :
  • 1 cup split pigeon pea lentils/ toor dal / tuvar dal / arhar dal
  • 3 – 3 ½ cup water
  • 1 tsp salt or according to taste
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp chopped ginger
  • 1 – 2 fine chopped green chili
  • 1 small tomato ( fine chopped ) ( optional )
For Tadka :
  • 2 tsp oil
  • 2 tsp ghee
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 dry red chili
  • Pinch of asafetida ( hing )
  • 10 – 12 garlic cloves
  • 6 – 8 curry leaves
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
Other ingredients :
  • Coriander leaves
  • Lemon juice
Instructions ( 1 cup = 250 ml, 1 tbsp = 15 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml)
  1. Rinse the tuvar dal properly.
  2. Soak it using enough water for 20 – 25 minutes. Drain the water and keep it aside.
  3. Meanwhile fine chop ginger, chili and tomatoes. Keep it aside.
  4. Make a paste of garlic in mortar pastel.
  5. In a pressure cooker add drained dal, 3 cup water, ginger, chili, tomato, turmeric powder and salt.
  6. Cook the dal in pressure cooker for 4 – 5whistle or till dal get cooked completely.
  7. Allow it to cool completely. Mix the boiled dal well using wooden spoon. Cook the dal on slow flame.
  8. At the same time heat the oil and ghee in small pan.
  9. Add cumin seeds when oil is medium hot.
  10. When cumin seeds start to crackle, add dry red chilies.
  11. Fry for few seconds. Add garlic paste.
  12. Fry garlic till raw aroma goes away. Add red chili powder and hing. Fry for 5 minutes only.
  13. Meanwhile keep curry leaves on top of dal.
  14. Immediately pour prepared tadka on curry leaves.
  15. Mix well. Turn off the flame. Here your dal tadka is ready to serve.
  16. Garnish prepared dal tadka with chopped coriander leaves. Squize lemon juice if required.
  17. Serve warm dal tadka with [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"]roti or [/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"]plain paratha, [/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"]steamed rice, [/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"]jeera rice or onion rice, roasted papad or pickle of your choice.
Notes
Note : You can add extra water according to your taste.
Recipe by Zeel's Kitchen at https://www.zeelskitchen.com/recipe/dal-tadka/