I was getting back home after my evening walk and suddenly I thought of Dal Tadka and the past hour I spent looking at recipes on the net to see how easy/complicated it was.. And now I think I found the ultimate recipe.. I found it on this blog. It sounded easy and interesting so off I went to the kitchen to give it a shot.
I tweaked the recipe a bit, and here is how I made it
Cooking time: 35mins
Prep time: 10mins
Serves- 2
The Daal
2 tbsp tuvar dal
1 tbsp moong dal
1 small onion chopped roughly
1 green chilli
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
2 cups water
1/2 tsp Ghee
1 tsp cumin
2 red chilies
1 small tomato, finely chopped
1 tsp ginger- garlic paste
a pinch of asafoetida/hing
1 tsp kasuri methi/dry fenugreek leaves, crushed
salt as required
Method
1. In a pressure cooker, add the washed dals with a pinch of salt, onions, 2 cups of water and allow it to cook [5-6 whistles] . Once done, remove and mash the dal well.
2. In another smaller pan, add some ghee, and all the ingredients listed under “tempering” and let it saute for a few minutes.
3. Add the cooked dal to the tempering and let it come to a boil.
3. If you feel daal is too thick, add water depending on your preference
Serve hot with plain rice. I also had some pickle and it was heaven!! :-))
