# Dal Tadka

A super quick and tasty recipe for dal.

- Total time: 1 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 tbsp Chana Dal
- 3 tbsp Masoor Dal
- 2 tbsp Moong Dal
- 2 tbsp Lobia Dal
- 1 cup Rajma
- 2 Black cardamom
- 2 Bay leaf
- 2 Green chili
- 3 Garlic
- 1 cup Lauki(bottle gourd)
- 1 cup Phali
- 2 Onion
- 2 Tomato
- 1 Asafoetida
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Red chili powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 3 times of Dal Water
- 2 tbsp Mustard oil
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 2 Dry red chili
- 1 inch Ginger
- 1 tsp Kashmir red chili
- 1 cup Green coriander with stem

## Instructions

1. Wash chana dal, masoor dal, and sabut masoor. Then soak them for 30 minutes.
2. Soak moong dal, lobia dal, and rajma for 6-8 hours.
3. In a cooker, add soaked dal, black cardamom, bay leaf, green chili, garlic, lauki, phali, onions, and tomatoes.
4. Add asafoetida, salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder, and coriander powder.
5. Add water (3 times the quantity of dal).
6. Cover and cook for 2-3 whistles.
7. Remove tomato skins and whole spices.
8. Mash the dal a little bit with a ladle.
9. In a small pan, heat mustard oil, add cumin seeds, dry red chili, chopped garlic, and ginger.
10. Add Kashmir red chili powder.
11. Pour the tadka over the dal.
12. Cover instantly.
13. Garnish with chopped green coriander.

## Equipment

- cooker
- bowl
- ladle
- small bowl
- small pan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAaSOFlB8Re/?igsh=a2x3dHI3a3g5dncz
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8a52376a-2f26-4444-898c-61c2163f787e
- Extracted: 2025-01-29

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