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Dal Tadka
Comfort in a bowl — soft yellow dal finished with a dramatic sizzling tempering poured over the top at the table. The tadka is the whole point.
Time
35 min
Serves
4
Ingredients
- 1 cup toor dal (or a toor-masoor mix), rinsed
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tomato, chopped
- Salt to taste
- For the tadka
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 2 dried red chilies
- 3 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- A pinch of asafoetida (hing)
Method
- 1
Pressure-cook the dal with turmeric, tomato, salt and 3 cups water until completely soft. Whisk smooth, adding water to a pourable consistency, and keep warm.
- 2
For the tadka, heat the ghee until shimmering. Add mustard and cumin and let them pop.
- 3
Add the dried chilies, sliced garlic and hing. Fry until the garlic is golden — watch closely, it burns fast.
- 4
Take the pan off the heat, stir in the chili powder for two seconds, then pour the whole sizzling tadka over the hot dal. Stir once, cover for a minute to trap the aroma, and serve with rice.
