Dal Tadka

Name: Dal Tadka
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup toor dal (or toor and moong mixed), rinsed; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1 tomato and 1 onion, chopped; 2 tbsp ghee; 1 tsp cumin seeds and a pinch of asafoetida; 4 cloves garlic, sliced; 2 dried red chillies and 1/2 tsp chilli powder; Coriander leaves

दाल तड़का/dahl TAD-kah/

Also known as: Dal Tarka, Tadka Dal, Yellow Dal, Dal Fry

About this dish

Yellow lentils cooked soft and finished with a sizzling tempering of ghee, cumin, garlic and chilli.

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Ingredients

🫘1 cup toor dal (or toor and moong mixed), rinsed

🟡1/2 tsp turmeric

🍅1 tomato and 1 onion, chopped

🧈2 tbsp ghee

🌿1 tsp cumin seeds and a pinch of asafoetida

🧄4 cloves garlic, sliced

🌶️2 dried red chillies and 1/2 tsp chilli powder

🌿Coriander leaves

Method

Serves 4

Pressure-cook or simmer the dal with turmeric, salt and water until completely soft, then whisk until creamy.

Fry the onion and tomato in a little ghee until soft and stir into the dal.

For the tadka, heat the ghee and add cumin, asafoetida, garlic and dried chillies until the garlic turns golden.

Take off the heat, add the chilli powder and pour the sizzling tadka over the dal.

Garnish with coriander and serve with rice or roti.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Dal tadka is everyday comfort food across North India and a staple of roadside dhabas; the 'tadka' is poured over just before serving.

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