Masoor Dal with South Indian Tadka

Name: Masoor Dal with South Indian Tadka
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup masoor dal (red lentils), soaked for 30 minutes; 1 tbsp oil; 1 tsp mustard seeds; pinch fenugreek seeds; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 dried red chilli, broken; 1 tsp urad dal (split black gram); to taste salt; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 1 sprig curry leaves; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped; 1 tsp ghee

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#Navratrisatvikfood - This is an absolutely simple homemade and an everyday kind of dal (lentil) preparation. No restaurant style at all. It has some South Indian flavour in the form of tadka (tempering) and is devoid of any onion, ginger or garlic. You can also add some sambar powder to the end product. I like to relish it with plain steamed rice, with a dash of lime and some roasted papads as accompaniment.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

1/2 cupmasoor dal (red lentils), soaked for 30 minutes
1 tbspoil
1 tspmustard seeds
pinchfenugreek seeds
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1dried red chilli, broken
1 tspurad dal (split black gram)
to tastesalt
1/4 tspasafoetida
1 sprigcurry leaves
1/2 tspturmeric powder
2 tbspcoriander leaves, chopped
1 tspghee

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Steps

1

Pressure cook the soaked lentils in 1 & 1/2 cups water for 4-5 whistles. Whisk well and Keep aside.
2

Heat oil in a pan and temper with red chilli, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds. Allow it to splutter.
3

Add the curry leaves, urad dal, asafoetida and turmeric powder. Saute for a few seconds.
4

Then add the boiled dal and salt to taste.
5

Mix well and simmer on a low flame for 2-3 minutes. When done, add coriander leaves and ghee and give it a stir.
6

Serve hot with either rice or chapattis.