Recipe- Healthy And Delicious Dal Tadka

Dal tadka recipe is a healthy, delicious, comforting & easy to make lentil dish from Indian cuisine. It is a popular Indian food, a lentil curry made with toor dal (split pigeon pea) or moong dal (yellow lentils). It is a simple vegetarian Indian meal that is so comforting and delicious.

Does your family despise dal made at home but enjoy the same in restaurants? I often hear from moms that their kids do not care for dal at home but happily eat the same at restaurants. If that is the case, why not make absolutely delicious restaurant style tadka dal at home and surprise everyone?

Making tasty restaurant quality flavorful food at home is easy and does not take much of your time. With some techniques and tips you can make amazing dal with pantry ingredients and within 30 minutes.

Ingredients

1/2 cup tuvar dal (split pigeon peas)
2 tablespoons chana dal (split bengal gram)
3 tomatoes
1 onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
1 teaspoon freshly ground ginger
2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves
2 green chillies, cut vertically into 2 halves
2 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon ghee
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon red chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon amchur powder (dried raw mango powder)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
3-4 dried whole red chillies
Salt to taste

Method

- Soak the dal in warm water for about an hour.

- Grind one tomato in a grinder and finely chop the other 2 tomatoes. Keep them aside to be used later.

- Drain the dal. Combine tuvar dal, chana dal, 1 teaspoon oil and 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker. Pressure cook on high heat for 4 whistles and on low heat for 10 minutes. Let the steam escape before opening the lid of pressure cooker.

- In the meanwhile, prepare the tadka (onion & tomato masala) for the dal. Heat oil in a pan. Add the chopped onions and sauté till they turn golden brown in colour.

- Add chopped tomatoes, red chilli powder (1/2 teaspoon), salt and cook for 3-4 minutes or till tomatoes become mushy and oil starts separating from the masala. The masala is ready, keep it aside.

- Add 1 cup water, freshly ground tomato, ginger paste, turmeric powder, amchur powder and salt to the cooked dal and let it boil. When it starts boiling, reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for 5 minutes.

- Turn off the heat. Add onion & tomato masala, green chillies, lemon juice and coriander leaves. Mix well.

- Take this dal out in a serving bowl.

- Heat ghee in a small pan for the final tempering. Add cumin seeds and let them crackle. Add garlic, dried whole red chillies and asafoetida.

- Saute till the garlic turns golden brown in colour. Add 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder and turn off the heat. Pour this tempering over the dal and serve immediately.