Tadka Dal

Dal Tadka (Toor Dal)

Ingredients

• Toor dal- 1 cup
• Tomato- 1, cut it in small cubes
• Turmeric powder- a pinch
• Edible oil- 2 tsp
• Onion- 1/4 cup, chop them fine
• Garlic- 3 pods crushed
• Jeera (cumin seeds) - 1 tsp
• Dry red chillies- 3 to 4
• Mustard seeds- 1/4 tsp
• Salt- to taste
• Hing (Asafoetida)- a pinch
• Amchoor (dry mango powder)- 1/2 tsp (optional to suit your taste)
• Sugar- a pinch (optional to suit to your taste)
• Chopped fresh coriander leaves (for garnishing)

Method

1. Cook the toor dal in a pressure cooker with cubed tomatoes and turmeric powder in 3 cups of water. Take precautions and make sure that the dal does not become mushy.
2. Heat edible oil in a pan and add the ingredients for tempering i.e. chopped onion, crushed garlic, jeera, dry red chillies and mustard seeds. After the mustard seeds start to pop and the onions turn transparent, add to it the cooked dal.
3. Add salt to taste, hing, sugar (optional, as per your taste requirement) and amchoor (optional, as per your taste requirement) and mix well. Make dal of desired consistency by adding water or heating for longer period.
4. Garnish wtih coriander leaves.
5. Serve hot with rotis and steamed white rice.

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