India

Dal Tadka

Name: Dal Tadka
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 250 g Yellow lentils (toor or moong dal); 1 tsp Turmeric; 3 tbsp Ghee; some of each Cumin & garlic; 2 Dried chilies; some of each Tomato & coriander

Yellow lentils with a spice tempering

Dal tadka is a North Indian classic of yellow lentils finished with an aromatic spice tempering.

Cumin, garlic and chili fried in ghee are poured over the lentils at the end.

Servings4

Time40 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Yellow lentils (toor or moong dal)250 g
Turmeric1 tsp
Ghee3 tbsp
Cumin & garlicsome of each
Dried chilies2
Tomato & coriandersome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cook the lentils soft with turmeric.
Season with salt and stir creamy.
Heat the ghee.
Fry cumin, garlic and chili in it.
Pour the tempering over the lentils and serve with coriander.

Make it original

Toor dal and whole spices are in the Asia Boutique.

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