masoor dal tadka recipe | masoor dal fry | kali masoor dal tadka |
by Tarla Dalal

masoor dal tadka recipe | masoor dal fry | kali masoor dal tadka |

Here is something you can prepare on any day, to enjoy the satiating wholesomeness of home-cooked meals! This Masoor Dal is prepared using common spice powders and pastes, not to forget tasty onions and tomatoes, which give it a lip-smacking flavour and aroma.

Serve it hot with your favourite Rotis , to make a hearty meal.

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Masoor Dal Tadka recipe - How to make Masoor Dal Tadka

For Masoor Dal Tadka
3/4 cup whole masoor (whole red lentil) , washed and drained
2 tbsp oil
1 whole dry kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces
1 cinnamon (dalchini) stick
1 star anise (chakri phool)
1 black cardamom (badi elaichi)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1 cup finely chopped onions
1 cup finely chopped tomatoes
2 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp chilli powder
2 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
salt to taste
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

For The Tadka
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
2 green chillies diagonally cut
1/4 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder

Method
For masoor dal tadka

To make masoor dal tadka recipe, combine washed masoor, salt to taste and 2 cups of water.
Pressure cook on a medium flame for 5 to 6 whistles. Allow the steam to escape then open the lid.
Heat oil in a deep pan, add kashmiri chilli, cinnamon, star anise, black cardamom, cumin seeds, hing and onions.
Saute on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and ginger-garlic paste and saute for a few seconds.
Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander-cumin seeds powder and mix well.
Add the dal, salt to taste and 1 cup hot water. Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes.
Meanwhile for the tempering, heat oil in a small pan, add garlic, green chillies and kashmiri chilli powder.
Mix well and pour the tempering over the dal. Mix well.
Swtich off the flame and add lemon juice, coriander and mix well.
Serve masoor dal tadka hot.