Dal Tadka

Name: Dal Tadka
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 4-serving
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Cup Chana dal; 1 Cup Tur dal; 1 Teaspoon cumin seeds (jira); 3 cloves; 2 Red chilli dry (whole); 2 Tablespoons Oil; 1 Tablespoon ghee; 1/2 Cup red onion chopped; 1/2 Cup tomato chopped; 1/4 Cup cilantro chopped; 1 Teaspoon green chilli finely chopped; 1/2 Tablespoon chopped garlic finely; 1/4 Teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 Teaspoon chilli powder; 1/4 Teaspoon asafoetida (hing); To Taste Salt

Shivani Nair @cook_7804171

Austin, TX, USA

This tasty and easy-to-cook Dal (lentil soup) dish is hugely popular in India. This is generally served with Jeera rice.

Shivani Nair @cook_7804171

Austin, TX, USA

This tasty and easy-to-cook Dal (lentil soup) dish is hugely popular in India. This is generally served with Jeera rice.

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Ingredients

35 mins

4-serving

1 CupChana dal
1 CupTur dal
1 Teaspooncumin seeds (jira)
3cloves
2Red chilli dry (whole)
2 TablespoonsOil
1 Tablespoonghee
1/2 Cupred onion chopped
1/2 Cuptomato chopped
1/4 Cupcilantro chopped
1 Teaspoongreen chilli finely chopped
1/2 Tablespoonchopped garlic finely
1/4 Teaspoonturmeric powder
1 Teaspoonchilli powder
1/4 Teaspoonasafoetida (hing)
To TasteSalt

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Steps

35 mins

1

Soak chana dal and tur dal in 30 minutes in warm water
2

Boil the dal in pressure cooker up to 3 whistles and keep it aside
3

Heat the oil in a pan then add cumin seeds and cloves, add onion as it crackles
4

Stir it till onion is half cooked
5

Add tomatoes and green chilli and stir till tomatoes are cooked
6

Add salt, turmeric, chilli powder and mix it well
7

Add dal and cilantro and mix it well
8

Cook the dal for 7-8 minutes on medium heat and stir it occasionally*
9

At the time of serving heat another pan with ghee
10

Add whole and dry red chillies
11

Add garlic and sauté it for 1-2 minutes
12

Add asafoetida and sauté it for 30 seconds
13

Pour the mix on to the dal and mix it
14

Dal tadka is ready to be served
15

Note: * Generally the consistency of this dal is thick, make the dal consistency as desired by adding water or boiling it for some more time.