Dal Tadka Recipe

Ingredients

 

30 gram Clarified butter
100 gram Onion, sliced
5 gram Mustard seed
2 no Garlic cloves crushed
5 gram Fenugreek seeds
10 gram Ginger, grated
125 gram Red lentils
30 ml Tomato puree
150 gram Tomatoes chopped
5 ml Lemon Juice
10 gram Coriander sprigs
5 gram Green chili chopped
Ground red chilli
Garam masala
Salt to taste
600 ml Water

 

Method

 

1. Heat half the ghee in a large sauce pan, and add onions. Cook for 2-3 minutes over a high heat, and then add mustard seeds. Cover the pan until the seeds begin to pop.
2. Add the garlic, fenugreek, ginger and salt.
3. Stir once and add the lentils, tomato puree and water and add simmer gently for 10 minutes.
4. Stir in the tomatoes, lemon juice and coriander add simmer until lentils are tender.
5. Transfer to a serving dish. Heat the remaining ghee in a small sauce pan until it starts to bubble. Remove from the heat and stir in the garam masala and chili powder. Immediately pour over the tarka dal and serve.