Restaurant Style Double Dal Tadka

Swetha Jain

Dec 5, 20202 min read

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Restaurant Style Double Tadka Dal

Ingredients

For Cooking Lentils

▢ 1 cup tuvar dal (arhar dal ) or 200 grams or ½ cup tuvar dal + ½ cup masoor dal boiled & smashed

▢ 1 to 2 green chilies chopped

▢ ½ cup chopped onions 🧅

▢ 1 cup finely chopped tomatoes 🍅

▢ 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger

▢ ½ teaspoon turmeric powder

▢ ½ teaspoon Garam Masala Powder

▢ 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)

▢ 1 or 2 tablespoon low-fat cream – optional

▢ 2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves (cilantro)

▢ salt as required

For Tempering Or Tadka

▢ 3 tablespoon oil or 3 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter)

▢ 1 teaspoon cumin seeds

▢ 5 to 6 medium garlic 🧄 cloves – finely chopped

▢ 2 to 3 dry red chilies – broken and seeds removed

▢ a pinch of asafoetida (hing)

▢ 1 teaspoon crushed kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves) – optional

▢ ½ teaspoon red chili powder

For Garnish

▢ 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves (cilantro)

First Tadka

1. Heat a small pan add ghee

and add chopped onions, tomato, green chilies, ginger.

Add turmeric powder and asafoetida. Mix very well.

2.Mash the cooked lentils with a wired whisk or with a spoon and keep aside. If the consistency looks thick, then add some water to get a medium consistency. Add this to the tadka & simmer for 3 to 4 minutes. Once the desired consistency is reached, add low-fat cream (optional), garam masala powder, chopped coriander leaves and salt. Switch off the heat.

Mix well so that everything combines uniformly. Check salt before you add the tempering. If the salt is less than add more salt.

Making The Second Tempering or Tadka

Next heat oil or ghee in a small pan. First add cumin seeds and crackle them.

Now add red chilies, asafoetida and chopped garlic 🧄 . Let the garlic brown and the red chilies change color.

Add kasuri methi and red chili powder. Mix and switch off the heat.

Pour the entire tempering mixture into the dal.

You can mix the dal or serve the dal tadka with the tempering on top it.

Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Serve dal tadka hot with steamed basmati 🍚 , jeera rice (cumin rice) or with roti or naan or paratha.

Note:

Just soak the lentils for an hour or two before you cook them in a pot.

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