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    Punjabi Dal Tadka

    Published: Mar 25, 2016 · Modified: Jun 18, 2020 by Pavani · Leave a Comment

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    I made this Punjabi Dal tadka along with this Aloo curry for a mini Punjabi meal. Recipe for the dal is from a Telugu cooking show and I have made it quite a few times already.

    Like any dal, this is very easy to make and is very hearty and comforting dish. It is a simple dish but tastes amazing and the lovely thing about this dish is it can whipped up for a simple dal-chawal menu on a weeknight or can be served with naans and jeera rice for a party.

    This recipe uses a combination of toor and chana dals. I think the highlight of the dish is the final ghee tempering or tadka on the dal -- it makes it taste awesome, hence the name dal tadka. This dal can be served with rice or roti.

    Punjabi Dal Tadka

    Punjabi dal tadka is a hearty and comforting dish that is easy to make for a quick weeknight or for company. It can be served with rice or roti.
    Author: Pavani
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time: 45 minutes mins
    Total Time: 55 minutes mins
    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: punjabi
    Servings: 4 serving

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Toor dal
    • ¼ cup Chana dal
    • 1 Onion Medium , finely chopped
    • 2 Chilies Green , slit
    • 1 Ginger " , finely grated
    • 2 cloves Garlic , finely minced
    • 1 Tomato Medium , finely chopped
    • ¼ tsp Chili powder Kashmiri Red (adjust as per taste)
    • ¼ tsp Turmeric
    • 1 tsp Coriander Ground
    • To taste Salt

    For Tempering:

    • 2 Chilies Dry Red
    • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
    • ¼ tsp Asafoetida / Hing (optional)
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    Instructions

    • Cook toor dal & chana with turmeric until soft and almost mushy. Keep ready.
    • Heat 1tsp each of ghee and oil in a saucepan, add onion, green chilies, ginger and garlic; cook till the onions are lightly browned around the edges.
    • Add the chopped tomato, salt, red chili powder, turmeric and cook till the tomato is cooked and mushy.
    • Add the cooked dal mixture, enough water to get to desired consistency, coriander powder and simmer till the dal thickens just a little bit.
    • For the tempering: In a small pan, heat 1tsp each of ghee and oil, add red chilies, cumin seeds and hing (if using). Once the seeds splutter, pour the tadka over the cooked dal. Serve with rice or roti.

    Notes

    Also linking this to Valli's 'Cooking from Cookbook Challenge: March -- Week 4'.
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    1. Sowmya Sundararajan

      March 26, 2016 at 3:48 am

      Awesome. So comforting!

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    2. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan

      March 28, 2016 at 3:00 pm

      Toor dal and channa dal mix is great. Love the spread.

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    3. Sapana Behl

      March 28, 2016 at 5:27 pm

      This is one of the comforting dal that we cook ocassionally. Looks so delicious.

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