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Dal Tadka
Dal Tadka is a comforting lentil dish tempered with spices and ghee, providing a wholesome meal. It’s simple to cook and pairs beautifully with rice or roti.
Ready in 40 minutes · serves 4 · 265 calories per serving · indian cuisine.
40
min total
4
servings
265
cal / serving
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Ingredients
- 1 cupyellow lentils
- 1 mediumonion
- 1 mediumtomato
- 1 teaspoonginger-garlic paste
- 1 teaspooncumin seeds
- 1/2 teaspoonturmeric powder
- 2 tablespoonsghee or oil
- to tastesalt
Instructions
- 01
Cook lentils with turmeric and water until soft.
- 02
In a separate pan, heat ghee, add cumin seeds, and let them splutter.
- 03
Add chopped onions and cook until golden, then add ginger-garlic paste.
- 04
Add chopped tomato and cook until mushy.
- 05
Pour this tempering over the cooked lentils and adjust salt.
