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Dal Tadka / Tadka Dal Fry

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Dal Fry / Dal Tadka is such a comforting dish esp during the busy days. When we moved to the new place and the house works were going on, we relied on easy yet nutritious dishes for lunch. Having very little time in hand, and a naughty kiddo all that we could do is such simple meals only. One such days lunch was this simple yet flavorful dal with potato curry and steamed rice....YUM! Do check out the "Coming up next" section which is newly located on the right tab.

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Ingredients: Toor dal (Thuvaram Paruppu) - 1 cup [You can use yellow moong dhal too] Tomato - 1 chopped Small Onions - 4 halved Turmeric powder - a pinch Kasoori Methi leaves - 1 tsp Hing - a pinch Salt - to taste
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Oil - 2 tsp To Temper : Oil / Ghee - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Jeera - 1 tsp Garlic - 3 cloves Dry red chillies - 2 halved Curry leaves - 4 to 5

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Method: 1. Pressure cook dal with enough water and a pinch of turmeric powder until soft or give 3 whistles in a pressure cooker.Drain water, mash the dal once but not too mushy and keep aside. 2. Heat oil in a pan, add 1/2 mustard seeds and allow it to splutter.Then add jeera, onions, garlic and 1 red chilli one by one and saute for 23mins

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3. Now add tomato and saute till raw smell of tomato leaves. Next add salt, hing and sprinkle little water and let it boil for 2mins. 4. Now add mashed dal, mix well and let it boil for 3 more mins. Add kasoori methi leaves and mix well. Switch off and transfer to a serving bowl. 5. Heat a tsp of ghee, add remaining 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, 1 red chilli and curry leaves. Allow it to crackle, switch off and transfer this tadka to the dal in the serving bowl .

Tadka is nothing but the seasoning we do with ghee / oil which gives a nice flavour to the simple dal.

[Source : Google] Dal Tadka is a staple dish in sev eral Indian households and is generally eaten with rice or rotis (indian flat-bread). The traditional Dal Tadka Recipe is a preparation made from a variety of different lentils and a lot of spices making it a favourite accompaniment with Rice or Rotis/Naan etc.
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Dal refers to the dry pulses that come as a result of splitting the whole pulses, and ridding them of their husks/hulls and shells. Dal forms a very important part of the daily Indian meal, as it is one major source of proteins and energy. Dal is generally eaten as accompaniment to Roti or Steamed white rice.Toor Dal or split Pigeon peas are generally used in preperation of this dish.

Anytime comfort and nutrtious dal, do include it in your menu and enjoy!! Happy Karthigai Deepam wishes to all!

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Written by SHARMILEE J at 11:53 AM Labels: Chinese Recipes , Dips and Chutneys , Kolambu and Sambars for rice, North Indian

37 comments:
Premalatha Aravindhan November 21, 2010 at 12:30 PM Dhal Tadka luks delicious,too gud clicks... Reply

jeyashrisuresh November 21, 2010 at 12:41 PM My mom aways ads shallots to dal, clicks are amazing and i always love the addition of toordal than yellow moong dal. Reply

Paaka Shaale November 21, 2010 at 1:05 PM Oh this looks so comforting. I can have this anytime of the day. Awesome clicks :) Reply

Jaisy James November 21, 2010 at 4:19 PM looks delicious Reply

An Open Book November 21, 2010 at 5:35 PM beautiful pic..i have a pic of dal in the exact same kadai and its been sitting in my draft for ages:)

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love dal in any form Reply

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simply.food November 21, 2010 at 6:17 PM Healthy, nutricious and so creamy looking dhal. Reply

<br><br><br><br><br>Dr.Sameena Prathap November 21, 2010 at 6:33 PM Hi Sharmilee!!!!! Simple and healthy dish...:) Dr.Sameena@ http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com Reply

Priya November 21, 2010 at 7:28 PM Very comforting dal fry, yumm! Reply

Malar Gandhi November 21, 2010 at 7:31 PM wow, what a crisp picture...dhall is everyone's comfort food, divine preparation. Reply

nimi November 21, 2010 at 9:14 PM Dal has become my fav now a days... very nice pics... Reply

Kairali sisters November 21, 2010 at 10:03 PM Easy comfort food for me Sharmi... Reply

Ananda Rajashekar November 21, 2010 at 10:27 PM Love ur first pic tadka dhal are the best :) Reply

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Mrs K November 22, 2010 at 12:05 AM Daal tadka is one of my favorites for one of those busy days and I can totally vouch for it. The presentation is excellent too!!! Reply

Shalini November 22, 2010 at 12:07 AM comforting dal tadka. awesome clicks:) Reply

Torviewtoronto November 22, 2010 at 2:12 AM favourite delicious dal yummy Reply

swapna November 22, 2010 at 2:23 AM perfect and comforting dal....love it!! Reply

chaitrali pathak November 22, 2010 at 4:41 AM lovely pics...and super duper dal tadka...love this soo so much Reply

RAKS KITCHEN November 22, 2010 at 7:01 AM I love dal fry with basmati rice the best,I love south indian paruppu too,very simple yet tasty with ghee ;) Love your tadka! Reply

Nithya November 22, 2010 at 8:31 AM Yummy yummy :) This dal tadka has loads of versions :) Yours looks and sounds really good ;) I love the kutta vaanali and your clicks too :) Reply

indianspicemagic November 22, 2010 at 8:54 AM Yummy and inviting dal fry. Reply

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aipi November 22, 2010 at 9:14 AM give me this any single day and i can have it without complaining :)..love your presentation! US Masala Reply

GEETHA ACHAL November 22, 2010 at 10:20 AM Love your dal tadka...Nice presentation... Reply

Sanjeeta kk November 22, 2010 at 1:36 PM Lovely pictures, Sharmi! Me too love simple and easy to cook food with loads of health benefits. Reply

Prathibha November 22, 2010 at 3:17 PM Simple and tasty one among all dals....looks really yumm.. Reply

rekhas kitchen November 22, 2010 at 8:37 PM Very comfort food lovely pic. Reply

Sarah Naveen November 22, 2010 at 8:41 PM nice clicks..looks so delicious.. Reply

Suja Sugathan November 22, 2010 at 10:39 PM Comfort food..so delicious. Reply

Gulmohar November 23, 2010 at 3:29 AM Love this..Awesome clicks Sharmi.. Reply

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Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal November 23, 2010 at 8:29 AM Best kind of dal that there can be :) Reply

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Mriganayani November 23, 2010 at 12:23 PM Comfort food at its pinnacle. Warm and wonderful! Reply

Angie's Recipes November 23, 2010 at 4:55 PM Totally mouthwatering! Great photo too. Reply

Nitha November 24, 2010 at 11:32 AM easy n delicious... Reply

Anu November 24, 2010 at 5:25 PM Dal Tadka is so yummy... Reply

M D November 28, 2010 at 6:43 PM I love that kadai of yours!!!! That looks amazing. Simple, neat and very well presented! Yum Yum! Reply

Neha Jain November 10, 2012 at 11:29 PM I tried this and also posted on mixandcook Reply

Devangi Kanchan March 31, 2013 at 6:36 PM Lovely.... Want to try this recipe... Just want to ask that can we chop the onions instead of halving? If yes then what would be the quantity of chopped onions??? Thanks :) Reply Replies

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Sharmilee! :) March 31, 2013 at 7:07 PM

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Yes you can if ur small onions are very big....its the same quantity only. Reply

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