Curry dal tadka / south indian 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 Dry red chilli
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Hing
- 1/2 tbsp Chopped Garlic
- 1/2 Green chilli chopped
- 2 tbsp Onion
- 1/2 tbsp Madras Curry Powder
- 2 tbsp Tomatoes chopped
- 1 spring Curry leaves
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.
- Now add Hing, Mustard seeds, Curry leaves, Dry Red chilli and saute for a minute.
- Now add chopped garlic, green chilli and saute for a minute or two.
- Add onion saute once onion are done add tomatoes and let them cook now add curry powder , red chilli powder and cook for minute.
- Add cooked Dal and some water if the dai is thick.
- Boil and remove the dal from heat and serve.