Tamatar Dal Tadka
Ingredients
For Dal
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
- 1/4 tsp Hing (Asafoetida)
- 1 tsp Jeera (Cumin)
- 1/2 tbsp Garlic chopped
- 1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1/4 tsp Green Chilli chopped
- 1/4 tsp Red chili Powder
- 4 tbsp Tomato chopped
- Coriander leaves for garnishing
- lemon juice to taste
- 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 Hing, jeera and saute till crackel.
- Now add green chilli, mustard seeds and saute for a minute. Now add tomatoes into the tadka and cook till soft.
- Add salt and red chilli powder.
- Add cooked Dal and adjust the consistency of water.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and a dash of lemon juice if required.