Dal Tadka
Dal Tadka is an Indian lunch dish made with yellow dal, tomatoes, onions, garlic and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.
- Total time (approx.)
- 30 mins
- Calories (estimate)
- ~200 kcal
- Course
- Lunch
- Cuisine
- Indian
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Ingredients
What goes into Dal Tadka. This recipe lists ingredients without measured quantities — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.
- Yellow dal
- Tomatoes
- Onions
- Garlic
- Cumin
- Red chili
- Ghee
Method
- 1Pressure cook dal with turmeric until soft
- 2Mash dal slightly for creamy texture
- 3Prepare tadka with ghee, cumin, garlic, red chilies
- 4Add tomatoes and onions to tadka
- 5Pour tadka over dal, serve with rice or roti
About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.
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