Dal Tadka

 The last one in the quick north Indian meal series... Dal Tadka... No meal is complete without the dal... Here I have a simple and quick Dal recipe which tastes best with any mildly flavoured rice..

Ingredients:

Tur dal - 1 cup

Onion - 1 medium size

Tomato - 1 medium size

Green chillies- 3 to 4

Garlic - 4 pods

Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - 5 to 10

Oil - 1 tbsp

Ghee - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Coriander for garnishing

Method:

Wash the dal properly and soak it for 15 to 20mins.

Now cook it in the cooker with 3 to 4 whistles. Add a little turmeric to the dal before cooking.

Now heat ghee and oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds. Once they splutter, add curry leaves and fry for a minute. Now add the rest of turmeric and chilli powder.

Chop garlic, onion and tomato.

Next add garlic and onions and fry for a minute till onions turn translucent.

Now add chillies and fry for two minutes. Now add tomato and fry till tomato turns mushy.

Now add the dal to it.. Add little water and allow it to cook well on medium flame for five minutes.

Now add garam masala, cumin and coriander powder and mix. Let it cook for two more minutes and take off from flame...

Garnish with coriander and serve hot..

Enjoy Cooking!!!