Urad Dal Tadka

Name: Urad Dal Tadka
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4/5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3/4 cup white Urad dal (split and skinned); 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; as needed Salt; 3-4 Cups Water for boiling or as needed; 3 tbsp Ghee; 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp Cumin seed; 1/2 inch piece Ginger finely chopped and crushed; 3-4 Garlic chopped and crushed; 2-3 green chillies chopped; 1 sprig Curry leaves; 1 small size Onion chopped; 1/8 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp Hing (Asafoetida powder); 1/2 tsp coriander (Dhania) powder; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1 small or medium size Tomato chopped; 1/2-1 tsp chopped coriander leaves for garnish

Pranjal Kotkar @PUK260176

19/4 Sagar sannidhaya Rahiwasi Chawl, Mahim Causeway, Mum-16.

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Urad dal tadka is a popular Punjabi dish and is served with rice, roti or paratha.

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#uraddal

Urad dal tadka is a popular Punjabi dish and is served with rice, roti or paratha.

Pranjal Kotkar @PUK260176

19/4 Sagar sannidhaya Rahiwasi Chawl, Mahim Causeway, Mum-16.

#ga24
#uraddal

Urad dal tadka is a popular Punjabi dish and is served with rice, roti or paratha.

#ga24
#uraddal

Urad dal tadka is a popular Punjabi dish and is served with rice, roti or paratha.

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Ingredients

35-40 minutes

4/5 servings

3/4 cupwhite Urad dal (split and skinned)
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
as neededSalt
3-4 CupsWater for boiling or as needed
3 tbspGhee
1/4 tspMustard seeds
1/2 tspCumin seed
1/2 inchpiece Ginger finely chopped and crushed
3-4Garlic chopped and crushed
2-3green chillies chopped
1 sprigCurry leaves
1small size Onion chopped
1/8 tspTurmeric powder
1/4 tspHing (Asafoetida powder)
1/2 tspcoriander (Dhania) powder
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1small or medium size Tomato chopped
1/2-1 tspchopped coriander leaves for garnish

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Steps

35-40 minutes

1

Wash the white urad dal. Then soak in enough water for 1 hour before cooking. After half an hour, drain the water from the dal.
2

Add urad dal, 3-4 cups water, ½ tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp or as per taste salt in vessel and bring to a boil on medium-low heat. Or cook dal in pressure cooker adding sufficient water required.
3

Then reduce heat and cook till dal becomes very soft. If required water, then add hot water. The dal should be cooked properly. This takes about 15 to 20 mins.
Meanwhile keep ingredients for tempering ready.
4

Heat ghee in a non-stick kadai or sauce pan. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, onion, ginger, garlic, green chillies, curry leaves and saute until the onions become transparent.
5

Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, ⅛ tsp turmeric, asafoetida, tomatoes and cook till the tomato become soft.
6

Pour the cooked urad dal mixture (alongwith some water). Adjust the water to the consistency you want. Cook for 5 -7 minutes without stirring or until the dal is well combined. Adjust salt.
7

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.Then turn off the gas.
8

Serve hot Urad Dal Tadka with roti or rice.