Tadka Arhar Dal Recipe
This spicy Arhar Dal cooking recipe is perfect for winter with a balance between simple spices and tangy mix of onion and tomatoes.
Servings 2 People
Equipment
- Heavy bottom Non-stick Pan
- Pressure Cooker
- Stove Top
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Arhar Dal/Toor Dal/Split Pigeon Pea Dal
- 1 cup Water
- 1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 2 tbsp Mustard Oil/Sunflower Oil
- 2 Green Chilies
- 1 Onion Large-Finely Chopped
- A pinch of Hing or Asafoetida
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- Salt To Taste
- 4 Cloves of Garlic
- 2 Tomatoes Small-Finely Chopped
- 1 tbsp Curry Leaves
Instructions
- Pressure cook the lentils/daal with water, salt and turmeric powder. Cook till it whistles 4-5 times. Allow it to cool.
- Heat Oil in a pan and temper it with Hing, Cumin Seeds, Curry Leaves and Green Chilies.
- Once they splutter, add the chopped Onion, Garlic and Tomatoes. Fry it till they become mushy. Once so, add the cooked dal and give it a good stir.
- Once it has come to a boil once, check for the salt and add as per requirement. Also adjust the consistency for the dal as per your needs.
- If you choose to add some water, then allow it to boil once before you turn it off and serve.
- You may add some chopped Coriander leaves on top as you serve with Rice.