Punjabi dal Tadka
Ingredients
For Dal
- 30gms/2.5tbsp Masoor Dal
- 65 gms/5.5tbsp Moong Dal
- 100gms/ 8tbsp Toor Dal
- 5 cups Water
- 1 Green chilly chopped
- 1/2 tbsp Ginger chopped
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- Salt to taste
For Tadka
- 1 tbsp Ghee/oil
- 1 tsp Cumin (Jeera)
- 1/2 tbsp Garlic chopped
- 4 tbsp Onion chopped
- 1 tsp Ginger chopped
- 1 Green chilly chopped
- 1/2 tsp Red chilly Powder
- 2 tbsp Tomato chopped
- Sal to taste
- Boiled dal 3/4 cup
- A dash of water
Method:
- Mix all the 3 dals.
- Wash and soak them for 20 mins. Drain the water and add the dal in a deep pan along with 4cups of water, salt, green chilly ginger chopped and turmeric
- Boil the dal till dal is tender and gets mashy. remove and keep aside.
- For the tadka heat a pan and add ghee. Add jeera and saute till crackel.
- Add green chilli, garlic and ginger and saute for a minute.
- Add chopped onion cook till translucent or golden brown now add tomatoes and cook till soft.
- Add red chilli powder and salt to taste.
- Add cooked Dal and some water if the dai is thick.
- Boil and remove the dal from heat and serve.