Dal tadka

Tadka / means different spices fried in oil or clarified butter.  This tadka gives a good flavor to the Indian dishes.  Today I am posting dal tadka that is cooked lentils seasoned with tadka, which is mild not too hot or spicy which can be served with plain rice-ghee, roti's or any flavored rice.


Ingredients :
2 cups toor dal 
2 red chillies 
2 green chillies 
Mustard seeds (half tea spoon)
Whole jeera/ cumin seeds ( half tea spoon)
Curry leaves 5-6 
Coriander for garnishing 
Salt to taste 
Turmeric (half teas spoon)
Hing/ asafoetida (one pinch)
Garlic cloves (2 to 3 finely chopped)
Ginger ( finely chopped half tea spoon)
Jeera and dhaniya powder ( together half tea spoon)
Ghee / clarified butter (2 table spoons)
Water




Method of preparation:

1. Pressure cook two cups of  toor dal with three cups of water for three pressure release cycles ( 3 whistles). switch off the stove and let the cooker cool down when done remove the lid and then transfer into any kadai/ skillet or any cooking pot add another cup of water and allow to it to cook for some more time.
2. In the mean while, Take a kadai heat ghee and then fry mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing, chopped ginger, chopped garlic, hing, , slit green chilies, red chilies, turmeric powder, jeera and dhaniya powder till the flavors come out. 
3. Now add the tadka and salt to the cooking dal and let it cook for atleast 5 to 7 minutes. If required add  some more water to the cooking dal as it is not made very thick, the consistency should be little loose. 
4. Dal tadka is ready to serve. 

Serves 3 to 4 people.