Ingredients:
- Oil
- Chopped garlic
- Cumin
- Red chilli
- Chopped green chilli
- Chopped onion
- Chopped tomato
- Turmeric powder
- Red chilli powder
- Boiled Dal
- Salt
- Butter
- Chopped coriander
Method:
Everyday foods into distinct dishes with some swoon-worthy flavours. One of such dishes is ‘dal tadka’. If you haven’t figured out yet what makes dal tadka so different, allow us to dish out the secret. It’s the way they make the tadka of the dal that does all the magic. And, if you have been trying to replicate dal tadka at home and haven’t achieved it so far, now you can, with this recipe.
How To Make Dal Tadka
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan, add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera) and let it crackle.
- Add 1 chopped onion and fry it until light golden brown.
- Now add 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste, 1 chopped green chilli and fry till it releases aroma.
- Add 1 chopped tomato and fry well.
- Then add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon cumin powder, 1 teaspoon coriander powder, 1/2 teaspoon garam masala, and 1/2 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder. Cook well for a minute.
- Add dal water whichremained after boiling the dal and 1/2 teaspoon kasoori methi along with it.
- Pour the boiled dal in this onion tomato gravy and let it boil on medium flame.
- Add more water if required.
Prepare Tadka:
- In a pan heat 2 tablespoon ghee or butter, 1 teaspoon of hing and add cumin seeds. Let it crackle.
- Add 1 teaspoon chopped garlic, 2 dry red chillis, and 1/2 teaspoon ginger. Cook for few seconds.
- Put 1/2 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder and 2 tablespoon freshly chopped coriander leaves. Mix well.
- Pour the tadka over the cooked dal.