MIXED DAL TADKA RECIPE / DAL TADKA RECIPE
Lentils or dals are considered to be one of staple food of Indian cuisine. It is considered to be a great source of protein and fiber. For many vegetarians, dals are a great source protein. North Indian cuisine has many variations to the simple and tasty dal recipe.
Dals comes in different varieties
and colours. But a mixture of all these dals gives great flavor to the dal
recipe. So I always prefer to mix all varieties of dals altogether. Mixed dal
recipe is a unique recipe cooked with different lentils together pressure
cooked and tempered with onion, tomato and other spices.
INGREDIENTS:
1.
Mixed
dal-1 cup
2.
Onion-1
3.
Tomatoes-2
4.
Ginger-garlic
paste-1 tbsp
5.
Cumin
powder-1 tsp
6.
Coriander
powder-2 tsp
7.
Red
chilli powder-2 tsp
8.
Haldi
powder-1/2 tsp
9.
Green
chillies - 3 to 4
10. Chopped Coriander leaves-2 tbsp
11. Salt
12. Oil
13. Kasoori
methi-1 tsp
14. Curry Leaves.
15. Asafoetida(Heeng)- a pinch
METHODS FOR PREPARING MIXED DAL TADKA:
STEP-1:
Take 1 cup of mixed dal.
Wash properly and soak it for 2 hours.
STEP-2: In a pressure cooker take water, soaked dal, turmeric powder and salt. Close the lid and pressure cook on high flame until the first whistle and then reduce the heat to the medium till another 2 whistles.
STEP-3: After 3 whistles turn off the flame and let the Cooker be cool.
STEP-4: Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and asafoetida.
STEP-5: Add chopped onion and saute till the onion becomes little brown in colour.
STEP-6: Then add ginger garlic paste and saute 1/2 min.
STEP-7: Now add chopped tomatoes and chopped green chillies and cook it till the tomatoes become soft and mix with masala.
STEP-8: Add cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder and garam masala in it and saute till the masala cook properly.
STEP-9: Pour boiled mixed dal and mix it well. Add amount of water require because the consistency is very important for any dal recipe. I have maintained a medium thickness of consistency here.
STEP-10: simmer the dal for 2 minutes and transfer it to a serving bowl.
STEP-11: Now take a tadka pan and heat 1 tbsp ghee. Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds and let it splutter.
STEP-12: Then add red chillies and curry leaves in it and saute for a while.
STEP-13: Now add red chilli powder and immediately pour it on the dal.
STEP-14: Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with any Indian breads or rice.
This
recipe goes very well with roti, paratha, puri, naan, kultha and rice like
jeera rice and fried rice.
HOW
TO MAKE MIXED DAL TADKA WITH STEP BY STEP PHOTO
STEP-1:Take one cup mixed dal. Wash properly and soak it Wash properly and soak it for
2 hours.
STEP-2:Take
a pressure cooker with water, soaked dal, turmeric powder and salt in it.
STEP-3:
Cover the lid and cook it till 3 whistles come.
STEP-4:
Let the cooker become cool.Then open the lid of the cooker and keep the boiled
dal aside.
STEP-4:
Chop onion, tomatoes and green chillies. Make a paste of ginger and garlic.
STEP-5:
heat oil in a pan or kadhai.
STEP-6:
Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and aesofatida init.
STEP-7:
Add chopped onion and saute for a while.
STEP-8:
Add green chillies.
STEP-9:
Add ginger-garlic paste and saute.
STEP-10:
Add chopped tomatoes and all dry masala powders.
STEP-11:
Fry the masala till it cooked properly and the oil comes out from masala.
STEP-12:
Add kasoori methi and mix well.
STEP-13:
Now add boiled dal.
STEP-14:
Mix it well.
STEP-15:
Add required amount of water to maintain proper consistency.
STEP-16:
Boil it for 2 minutes.
STEP17:
Heat ghee in a tadka pan.
STEP-18:
Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds, red chillies, curry patta and 1tsp red
chilli powder.
STEP-19:
Pour it on dal.
STEP-20:
Transfer it to a serving bowl and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
