Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Dal Tadka | Lemon Flavored Dal Tadka

Dal Tadka
Dal Tadka is a very well known & widely made side dishe of India. This easy to make dish is very nutritious & filling at the same time. This is a comforting & soothing food for any day. My version of dal tadka is a little different than the restaurant style of this dish. It's little thick in consistency & also has a addition of lemon juice, as it makes it a little tangy & tasty.
Dal Tadka
Prep Time-5mins 
Cook Time-45mins {Pressure cooing+resting}
Serves-3to4 People 
Pairs well with rice or as a side for naan & roti.
Ingredients
1/2Cup toor dal
1/2Cup masoor dal
1&1/2Cups of water
1Big onion chopped
4Green chili's sliced
Few curry leaves
1Tsp turmeric
2&1/2Tsp lemon juice {Adjust as needed}
Tempering/Tadka/Popu
1Tbs oil 
1Tsp mustard 
1Tsp cumin/jeera 
few red chili's 
1/2Tsp hing 
Directions 
- Wash toordal, masoor dal & add them to a pressure cooker. Along with that add onions, green chili's & few curry leaves. Pressure cook them for 2 to 3 whistles & switch off the heat. Allow the cooker to cool down before transferring them to a deep vessel. 
- Add in turmeric, salt & lemon juice to dal. Mix them well. Adjust the taste of salt & lemon if needed. 
- Mean while  heat pan with oil for popu/tadka. Add in cumin, mustard seeds, red chilli's & last the hing. Once the mustard starts jumping switch off heat & mix it with dal. 
- Serve it with rice, roti & naan. 
Note
- Omit adding lemon juice & add 2tomatoes while pressure cooking the dal.
- Add a 1/2 Cup water to the dal once you have transferred to the vessel & cook it for 5mins on low heat before adding tadka to it.  
Dal Tadka
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13 comments:

  1. healthy and comforting dhal.. Look creamy too

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  2. There are so many variations of dal. This is a nice one.

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  3. Such a comforting dish this is! I could have a bowl of steaming hot dal chawal right now for this cold morning :)

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  4. Comfortable.. Anyday anytime - rice and dal perfect combo

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  5. Even my daal tadka must have a dash of lemon..good one.

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  6. Love this comfort food any time , they look so tempting dear :) Wud love to enjoy them with hot steaming rice and some ghee drizzled on top !!

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  7. A Lovely dish...perfect for all days. Beautiful pics!!

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  8. Very nicely dal..yes so many variations, yet each one so yummy!

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  9. Nothing can beat this comforting food, love dal with lemon flavor.

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  10. My kind of a dal! Comforting and lemony!!

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  11. lemon must brighten the dish of this perfect comfort food

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  12. Lovely dal. Have not tried this version yet

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