Restaurant Style Dal Tadka Recipe

Serves: 5 Servings
Ingredients
for pressure cooking:
½ cup toor dal, washed
½ cup chana dal, washed
3 cups water
1 tsp oil
½ tsp turmeric / haldi
for dal preparation:
1 bay leaf / tej patta
1 inch cinnamon stick / dalchini
2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
1 tsp jeera / cumin seeds
1 onion, finely chopped
2 tomatoes, finely chopped
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
½ tsp turmeric / haldi
1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
½ tsp coriander powder
½ tsp garam masala
salt to taste
½ tsp aamchur powder / dry mango powder
for tadka / tempering:
1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
2 clove garlic, finely chopped
pinch of hing / asafoetida
2 dried red chilli
½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
Instructions ( 1 cup =255 ml)
firstly, pressure cook dal for 5 whistles.
in a kadai heat ghee and add spices.
furthermore, add in chopped onions and ginger-garlic paste. saute well.
also add in chopped tomatoes and saute well.
now add spice powder and salt.
add in pressure cooked dal and mix well.
simmer for 6 minutes and pour the tempering / tadka over dal.
finally, mix the dhaba style dal tadka well and serve with hot steamed rice or roti.