Dal Tadka
Dal Tadka

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, dal tadka. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

The literal translation of Dal Tadka is Dal=lentil and tadka=tempering. Tadka or chaunk (in hindi) is a term we often use in Indian cooking for the process of adding seasoning to a dish. Dal Tadka is a popular Indian lentil dish made with arhar dal or masoor dal and tempered in oil with spices and herbs.

Dal Tadka is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Dal Tadka is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook dal tadka using 16 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Dal Tadka:
  1. Prepare 1 Cup Chana dal
  2. Take 1 Cup Tur dal
  3. Get 1 Teaspoon cumin seeds (jira)
  4. Get 3 cloves
  5. Make ready 2 Red chilli dry (whole)
  6. Take 2 Tablespoons Oil
  7. Prepare 1 Tablespoon ghee
  8. Make ready 1/2 Cup red onion chopped
  9. Prepare 1/2 Cup tomato chopped
  10. Make ready 1/4 Cup cilantro chopped
  11. Prepare 1 Teaspoon green chilli finely chopped
  12. Get 1/2 Tablespoon chopped garlic finely
  13. Prepare 1/4 Teaspoon turmeric powder
  14. Take 1 Teaspoon chilli powder
  15. Take 1/4 Teaspoon asafoetida (hing)
  16. Make ready To Taste Salt

Dal tadka is very quick to prepare and can be ready in minutes. Dal tadka or Tadka Dal is one of the most basic yet one of the most popular dal recipes served in any Indian Restaurant. Learn to make Restaurant Style Tadka Dal or Dal Tadka with step-by-step video. Dal Tadka,a North Indian dal recipe,is a Dhaba style favorite food of mine.

Steps to make Dal Tadka:
  1. Soak chana dal and tur dal in 30 minutes in warm water
  2. Boil the dal in pressure cooker up to 3 whistles and keep it aside
  3. Heat the oil in a pan then add cumin seeds and cloves, add onion as it crackles
  4. Stir it till onion is half cooked
  5. Add tomatoes and green chilli and stir till tomatoes are cooked
  6. Add salt, turmeric, chilli powder and mix it well
  7. Add dal and cilantro and mix it well
  8. Cook the dal for 7-8 minutes on medium heat and stir it occasionally*
  9. At the time of serving heat another pan with ghee
  10. Add whole and dry red chillies
  11. Add garlic and sauté it for 1-2 minutes
  12. Add asafoetida and sauté it for 30 seconds
  13. Pour the mix on to the dal and mix it
  14. Dal tadka is ready to be served
  15. Note: * Generally the consistency of this dal is thick, make the dal consistency as desired by adding water or boiling it for some more time.

Hot pulka and dal tadka is our standard vegetarian meal on many of our road trips. Masoor tadka dal is a delicious Indian lentil curry made with red lentils. It's easy to make, flavorful, and healthy as well as naturally vegan and gluten free! Dal (also spelled dhal or daal). Dal Fry is a popular Indian lentil recipe.

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