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Dal Tadka
A comfort food staple, this dish features lentils cooked with spices and finished with a tempering of ghee. Loved for its simplicity and nutrition, it's ideal for any occasion.
Ready in 50 minutes · serves 4 · 300 calories per serving · indian cuisine.
50
min total
4
servings
300
cal / serving
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Ingredients
- 1 cupyellow lentils
- 4 cupswater
- 1 mediumonion
- 1 mediumtomato
- 1 inchginger
- 2 clovesgarlic
- 1 teaspooncumin seeds
- 2 tablespoonsghee
- 1 bunchcilantro
- to tastesalt
Instructions
- 01
Rinse lentils and boil them with water until soft.
- 02
In a separate pan, heat ghee and sauté cumin seeds, followed by chopped onion, ginger, and garlic.
- 03
Add chopped tomato and cook until softened.
- 04
Mix the tempered spices into the cooked lentils, simmering for 10 minutes.
- 05
Garnish with cilantro before serving.
