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Dal Tadka
A comforting dish made with lentils, spiced with a tempering of ghee and spices. It's nutritious, filling, and pairs wonderfully with rice or naan.
Ready in 40 minutes · serves 4 · 300 calories per serving · indian cuisine.
40
min total
4
servings
300
cal / serving
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Ingredients
- 1 cupyellow lentils
- 1 mediumonion
- 1 mediumtomato
- 1green chili
- 1 inchginger
- 2 clovesgarlic
- 2 tablespoonsghee
- 1 teaspooncumin seeds
- 1 teaspoonturmeric
- to tastesalt
Instructions
- 01
Boil lentils in water until soft, about 20 minutes.
- 02
In a separate pan, heat ghee and add cumin seeds.
- 03
Add chopped onions, green chili, ginger, and garlic; sauté until golden.
- 04
Stir in chopped tomatoes, turmeric, and salt; cook until tomatoes soften.
- 05
Mix the tempering with boiled lentils and simmer for 5 minutes.
