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Dal Tadka Recipe | Easy Dal Curry Recipe with Video Recipe. Dal Tadka is one of the popular curry dishes in indian restaurants. It is a delicious lentil dish. Dals are the source of protein. We can cook dal in many ways and this dal tadka is one among them. Dal means ‘lentils’ and tadka means tempering. It’s preparation is very simple. This curry is prepared by tempering the cooked lentils with oil or ghee fried spices. This dal tadka is one of the easiest curry dishes that you can make for a simple vegetarian indian meal with very few ingredients that are always available in your kitchen. Try this recipe and let me know your feedback.
Ingredients
Toor Dal-3/4 cup
Cumin Seeds-1 tsp
Ginger-1 inch (chopped)
Garlic cloves-4 (chopped)
Green chilli-1
Onion-1 (chopped)
Salt to taste
Ghee/Oil-2 tbs
Coriander Leaves
Turmeric Powder-1/4 tsp
Coriander Powder-1/2 tsp
Redchilli Powder-3/4 tsp
Garam Masala-1/4 tsp
Tomato-1 (chopped)
Dried Redchilli-1
Hing-a pinch
How To Make Dal Tadka
- Add toor dal in a cooker and add turmeric powder, salt, oil and water in it and mix well. Then cook it for 6 whistles.
- Once dal is cooked well, keep it aside.
- Heat ghee in a pan. Then add cumin seeds, ginger, garlic cloves and green chilli in it. Saute it until it turns golden brown in color.
- Then add onion and salt in it. Saute it until onion turns golden brown in color.
- Further add turmeric powder, coriander powder and redchilli powder in it.
- Saute it until raw smell of powders goes off.
- Next add chopped tomato and salt in it. Saute it until tomato turns mushy.
- Then add cooked dal in it and mix well.
- Further add water and salt to taste in it and mix well.
- Cover it with a lid and cook it for 5 minutes.
- Finally add garam masala, kasuri methi and coriander leaves in it and mix well.
- Switch off the flame and keep it aside.
- Heat ghee in a pan. Then add cumin seeds, dried red chilli, hing, coriander leaves and redchilli powder in it and let it splutter.
- Pour this over the prepared dal curry and mix well.
- Dal tadka is now ready to serve.
Recipe Card
Dal Tadka Recipe | Easy Dal Curry Recipe
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minutesIngredients
Toor Dal-3/4 cup
Cumin Seeds-1 tsp
Ginger-1 inch (chopped)
Garlic cloves-4 (chopped)
Green chilli-1
Onion-1 (chopped)
Salt to taste
Ghee/Oil-2 tbs
Coriander Leaves
Turmeric Powder-1/4 tsp
Coriander Powder-1/2 tsp
Redchilli Powder-3/4 tsp
Garam Masala-1/4 tsp
Tomato-1 (chopped)
Dried Redchilli-1
Hing-a pinch
Directions
- Add toor dal in a cooker and add turmeric powder, salt, oil and water in it and mix well. Then cook it for 6 whistles.
- Once dal is cooked well, keep it aside.
- Heat ghee in a pan. Then add cumin seeds, ginger, garlic cloves and green chilli in it. Saute it until it turns golden brown in color.
- Then add onion and salt in it. Saute it until onion turns golden brown in color.
- Further add turmeric powder, coriander powder and redchilli powder in it.
- Saute it until raw smell of powders goes off.
- Next add chopped tomato and salt in it. Saute it until tomato turns mushy.
- Then add cooked dal in it and mix well.
- Further add water and salt to taste in it and mix well.
- Cover it with a lid and cook it for 5 minutes.
- Finally add garam masala, kasuri methi and coriander leaves in it and mix well.
- Switch off the flame and keep it aside.
- Heat ghee in a pan. Then add cumin seeds, dried red chilli, hing, coriander leaves and redchilli powder in it and let it splutter.
- Pour this over the prepared dal curry and mix well.
- Dal tadka is now ready to serve.
