Dal Fry Tadka - Restaurant Style Toovar Dal Recipe

Dal Fry Tadka is an easy restaurant style split pigeon pea lentils (toor dal or toovar dal) tempered with oil and spices known as tadka. It is a very tempting dish and can be had with various styles of rice or roti/paratha. With this easy recipe you too can make this yummy dish at home. Serve it hot to enjoy it to the fullest!

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INGREDIENTS:

For Dal:

1/3 cup split pigeon peas (toor dal)

2/3 cup water

2-3 pinch turmeric powder

Salt to taste

1 tsp oil

For 1st Tadka:

1 tbsp oil

2 tsp ghee (clarified butter)

1/4 tsp cumin seeds

5-6 curry leaves

1/8 tsp asafoetida

1 finely chopped small onion

2 cloves of garlic either grated or pasted

1/2 tsp ginger paste

1 finely chopped green chilli

1 finely chopped small tomato

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1/4 tsp red chilli powder

Little salt

1/2-3/4 cup water

2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves

For 2nd Tadka (Garnish):

1 tbsp oil

1 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)

1/8 tsp cumin seeds

1-2 pinch asafoetida

1 clove grated garlic

1/8 tsp grated ginger

1 dried red chilli

1 green chilli slit half & cut from middle

1/4 tsp red chilli powder

SERVES: 2 people

PREPARATION TIME: 15 Min

COOKING TIME: 22 Min

TOTAL TIME: 37 Min

* 1 CUP = 237 ML

METHOD:

Cooking Dal:

1. Wash and clean the split pigeon peas (toor dal) and soak in water for 1 hour.

2. Strain the water.

3. Pressure cook for 1 whistle with water, turmeric powder, Salt to taste, and oil.

4. Allow cooker to cool down by itself.

Making 1st Tadka:

1. Heat oil and ghee in a kadai.

2. Add cumin seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida, finely chopped onion, garlic paste, ginger paste, chopped green chilli and mix well.

3. Saute for 2-3 min till onions turn golden.

4. Add chopped tomato, coriander powder, red chilli powder, Little salt. Mix well and cook for 1-2 min till oil separates.

5. Add 1/4 cup water and allow it boil.

6. Add boiled pigeon pea lentil and mix well.

7. Add required quantity of water to make medium thick dal. You may add 1/4-1/2 cup water.

8. Add finely chopped coriander leaves.

9. Cover with lid and cook on low flame for 3-4 min.

10. After 3-4 min dal fry is ready!

Making 2nd Tadka (Garnish):

1. In a small pan heat oil and ghee.

2. Add cumin seeds, asafoetida, grated garlic, grated ginger, dried red chilli & mix well.

3. Add green chilli.

4. Switch off flame & add red chilli powder.

5. Take out hot dal in serving bowl & pour tadka over it.

6. Dal fry tadka is ready! Serve with your favourite rice or paratha!

TIPS:

1. For making dal fry tadka it is important to cook dal for only 1 whistle and not let the lentils dissolve. Each lentil should be separate. 

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