Dal Tadka Special

Photo: Usha Chowdhary Gupta

Ingredients

1 cup Tur Dal,

1 Onion chopped,

1 Tomato chopped,

1 Green Chilly chopped,

1 whole Red Chilly,

2 tablespoons Garlic chopped,

A Piece Ginger chopped,

1 teaspoon Garam masala,

1 teaspoon Red Chilly powder,

1 teaspoon Coriander powder,

1 teaspoon Cumin seeds,

1 teaspoon Turmeric powder,

A Pinch Asafoetida,

1 tablespoon Ghee| Oil,

Salt to taste

Preparation

Soak Tur dal then pressure cook it until soft.

Boil the dal with salt, turmeric powder, coriander powder and garam masala. After few minutes of boiling it, churn it. Put a pan to heat, add cumin seeds, asafetida, green chilly, garlic, whole red chilly, onion, stir.

Now add the cut tomato, red chilly powder, again stir for few seconds then add this tempering to the boiled dal. Check salt and serve hot with a lemon wedge.