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Friday, July 9, 2010

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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Tadka Dal

Dal Tadka (Moong Dal or Masoor Dal)

Ingredients

  • Moong dal or masoor dal- 1.5 cups
  • Turmeric- a pinch
  • Ghee- 2 tsps
  • Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
  • Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
  • Hing- a pinch
  • Green chillies- 3 or 4 (or as per your need)
  • Garlic- 2 pods (sliced or minced)
  • Coriander leaves- for garnish
  • Curry leaves- for garnish
  • Salt- to taste
  • Lime juice- 1 to 2 tsps

Method

  1. Cook in a pressure cooker the dal with turmeric. Take precautions and make sure that the dal does not become mushy.
  2. Put a non stick vessel on the stove. Add ghee, cumin seeds and mustard seeds.
  3. After the seeds splutter add hing.
  4. Then add the green chillies and garlic.
  5. Fry for a minute.
  6. Add the cooked dal. Add salt.
  7. Fry for 4 to 5 minutes.
  8. Garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.
  9. Add some lime juice.
  10. Serve the tadka dal with rotis and rice.

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