Dal Tadka Recipe | Toor Dal Gravy

Dal Tadka is a most popular recipe in north indian cuisine.This is another age old dish originated from the punjabi cuisine which has become prevalent across india. This simple yet delicious recipe can be made with different dals like toor dal/arhar dal, channa dal, masoor dal, mung dal or combination of these. Normally this is prepared using toor dal. This wholesome dish is considered to be the most comfort food at anytime.

"Tadka" means tempering, for this recipe we temper dal at last which gives a wonderful flavour to the dish. Dal provides an excellent source of protein, particularly for those adopting vegetarian diets or diets which do not contain much meat. Split pigeon peas are the toor dal which is called Kandhi pappu in Telugu, Togari bele in Kannada and Tuvaram paruppu in Tamil.

Dal Tadka Recipe | Toor Dal Gravy Recipe Cuisine: North Indian |  Recipe Category: Gravy Prep Time:  10 minutes   |  Cook time: 15 minutes    |  Serves: 4 ONION – 2 NOS TOMATO – 2 NOS TOOR DAL – ¾ CUP GINGER GARLIC PASTE - 1 TSPN GREEN CHILLI - 2 NOS CORIANDER LEAVES – FEW RED CHILL POWDER – ½ TSPN GARAM MASALA POWDER – ¼ TSPN TURMERIC POWDER – ¼ TSPN ASAFOEDITA – ¼ TSPN SALT – TO TASTE TEMPERING COOKING OIL | GHEE - 1 TBLSPN MUSTARD - ½ TSPN CUMIN SEEDS - ½ TSPN RED CHILLI - 2 NOS KASTURI METHI - 1 TSPN

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1. Chop the onion, tomato and green chilli

2. Add all ingredients into pressure cooker and add water(1:3 ratio) and cook for 4 to 5 whistles or till dal becomes mashy 

3. Take a pan add oil and when the oil is hot temper the given ingredients and add this tempering to the dal mixture and mix it. Can add crushed garlic to the tempering for a nice flavour. I have skipped it as i didnt have garlic.

3. Transfer it to a serving dish and serve it with paratha, chappathi, rice etc.