Masoor Dal Tadka | Dal Tadka with masoor dal | Dal Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 3-4 people
- ½ Cup heaped masoor dal
- ¼ Tsp hing
- ¼ Tsp turmeric
- 1 tomato chopped
- ½ Tsp jeera
- 1 Tbsp desi ghee/oil
- 1 Tsp jeera
- ⅛ Tsp hing
- ½ Tsp red chilli powder
- 1 chopped clove of garlic
- 1" finely chopped ginger
- ½ Tsp garam masala
- Salt to taste
- Finely chopped coriander to garnish
- Juice of ½ lime/lemon
- In a vessel, take the masoor dal
- Rinse dal with water twice
- Add turmeric, jeera and hing
- Add ghee or oil
- Drop in the chopped tomatoes
- Pour 2 Cups water and pressure cook for 5-6 whistles
- Once the pressure settles on the pressure cooker, mash the dal and tomatoes together
- Bring to a simmer
- Add salt to taste and garam masala, mix well
- Add chopped coriander and mix well
- Squeeze in juice of lime/lemon and mix well
- In a pan heat oil or ghee. Add jeera, red chilli powder, garlic and ginger
- Saute very well, this is the tadka
- Lastly pour the tadka over the dal, bring to a light boil
- Serve hot with peas pulao, jeera rice or plain rice
You can also choose to saute chopped tomatoes in ghee along with the tadka and add it to the dal
Adjust spiciness as per your taste, add a green chilli if you like
Ensure dal is cooked well and mashed
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/masoor-dal-tadka/
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