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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
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
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)

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 ChallengeMarch -- Week 4'.
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