Dal tadka recipe - how to make dal tadka

Dal tadka recipe - Dal tadka is my all-time favorite curry. This is the most easiest  and can be made within few minutes. A simple looking dal tadka makes a meal delicious when eaten with chapatis and  hot steamed rice along with pickle and papad.  It doesn't need any preparation or planning. Just pressure cook the dal and temper it with choice of your tempering ingredients and the dal tadka gets ready within few minutes. By using precooked dal, dal tadka can be prepared in less than five minutes. The smoky aroma of red chillies makes the dal tadka special and unique.

Dal Tadka Recipe

Prep time : 10 mins
Cook time : 20 mins
Total time : 30 mins
Recipe type : Curry-Gravy
Cuisine : North Indian
Yield : Serves 4
Author : Vidya Chandrahas

Ingredients

• 1 cup toor dal
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• Fistful of chopped coriander leaves
• Salt to taste

For the Tempering

• 2 tbsp ghee/oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds / jeera
• a pinch of asafetida / hing
• 15-20 curry leaves
• 6-7  broken red chilies
• 2 green chilies, chopped
• 1 heaped tsp chili powder

Method

1. Wash the toor dal and add 2 cups of water to  it. Pressure cook the dal and take 3-4 whistles or  till the dal  becomes very soft. Mash the cooked dal  and keep it aside.
2. Heat ghee/oil in a pan and add mustard seeds in it. When they splutter add jeera in it. When jeera crackles nicely, add   hing,  curry leaves, green chilies and red chilies  one by one. Saute for a minute. Add red chili powder and saute for few seconds.
3. Now add cooked and mashed dal, turmeric powder and salt to it. Bring it to boil.
4. Once the dal boils, add  chopped coriander leaves and mix well.  
5. Remove from the flame. Serve hot with chapatis and steamed rice.

Dal tadka - step by step pictures

1.  Heat ghee/oil in a pan and add mustard seeds in it. When they splutter add jeera in it. 

2.  When the jeera crackles nicely, add   hing,  curry leaves, green chilies and red chilies  one by one. Saute for a minute. 

3.  Add red chili powder and saute for few seconds.

4.  Wash the toor dal and add 2 cups of water to  it. Pressure cook the dal and take 3-4 whistles or  till the dal  becomes very soft. 

5.  Mash the cooked dal  and keep it aside. Now add cooked and mashed dal, turmeric powder and salt to it. Bring it to boil.

6.  Once the dal boils, add  chopped coriander leaves and mix well.  

7.  Remove from the flame. Serve the dal tadka hot with chapatis and steamed rice.