Dal Tadka Video by Tarla Dalal Video by Tarla Dalal
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Dal Tadka Recipe (Authentic Punjabi Dal Tadka) Video by Tarla Dalal
Preparation Time
12 Mins
Cooking Time
28 Mins
Total Time
40 Mins
Makes
4.00 servings
Ingredients
For The Dal Tadka Recipe
1 cup toovar (arhar) dal
1/4 cup chana dal (split Bengal gram)
1 tsp grated garlic (lehsun)
1 tsp grated ginger (adrak)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup finely chopped tomato
1 tbsp oil
salt to taste
2 tbsp ghee
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
3 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces
45783 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
1 1/2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 1/2 tsp chilli powder
For The Garnish
3 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
Method
For the dal tadka recipe
- Clean, wash and soak both the dals in water for 30 minutes. Drain.
- Add the soaked and drained dals, green chillies, garlic, ginger, turmeric powder, salt and 3 cups of water in a pressure cooker and pressure cook for 3 whistles till the dals are cooked. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
- Remove the green chillies and discard them. Whisk so as to mash the dals. Keep aside.
- Heat oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1-2 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and cook for another 2 minutes, stirring occasionally and lightly mashing with the back of the spoon.
- Add the cooked dal, mix well and bring to boil. Cook for 6-8 minutes on a medium flame while stirring occasionally.
- For the tempering, heat the ghee in a small non-stick pan and add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds. When the seeds crackle, add the red chilli, curry leaves, ginger and garlic and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
- Switch off the flame add chilli powder and mix well.
- Pour the tempering over the dal.
- Serve the dal tadka hot garnished with coriander.
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