DAL TADKA
Ingredients
Moong Dal : 1 Cup
Tuvar Dal : ½ cup
Ghee / clarified Butter : 3 tblsp
Amul Butter : 3tbsp
Jeera / cumin : ½ tsp
Heeng / Asafoetida : ½ tsp
Garlic (crushed) : 1 tsp ( 10 to 15)
Onions : 1 finely chopped
Tomatoes : 1
finely chopped
Curry Leaves: 10 to 15
Haldi / Turmeric: 1 tsp
Degi Mirch Powder (Red chilli powder) : 1 tsp
Salt as per taste
Dal Masala (ready made) : 1 tsp
Bedgi Mirchi (Dry Red Chillies) : 3 to 4
Coriander :
½ cup finely chopped
Method
1) Wash and soak together Moong Dal & Tuvar Dal in a bowl for 30
minutes. Add Turmeric / Haldi and Salt to the Dals & Pressure cook
these soaked dals in a Pressure cooker
for 4 whistles. When the cooker cools down. Open the lid and mash the cooked dal.
2) Heat a pan. Add Ghee and Amul
Butter . Now add Cumin seeds . when it splutters add Heeng, crushed
garlic, Onions. Saute till the onions
become translucent. Now add curry leaves, tomatoes, turmeric , Degi Mirch
Powder ,salt, Dal masala & mashed & cooked dal. Cook for 2 mins.
3) For the tempering : Take a small Pan and add ghee/clarified butter
and 4 Bedgi Mirchi (Dry Red chillies) and
½ tsp Degi Mirch Powder.
4) Add this tempering to the above dal. Garnish with Coriander
5) Dal Tadka is ready to serve with Rotis, Naan or Parathas
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