Tarka urad dal

Written by Aini Amin on September 23, 2017 in Vegetables and lentils, vegetarian

A simple but yummy recipe for making Tarka Urad Dal; its in our every day lunches and dinners also very healthy. Do try and give your feed backs.

Serving = 4-5

Ingredients,

List 1

Urad lentil 2 cups
Tomatoes 2 big
Green chili 1
Salt 1 tsp or as required
Red chili powder 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves 10-12
Clarified butter (ghee) 2 tbsp
Lemon juice 2 tbsp

List 2,

Big cardamom 1
Cinnamon stick 1 very small piece
Cloves 4-5
Black cumin 1 tsp
Whole coriander 2 tsp

List 3,

Oil 4-5 tbsp
Onion 1
Fresh ginger 1 inch piece
Dry red chili 1

Directions,

Tarka urad dal — 1. Soak urad dal in water for 1 hour.

Tarka urad dal — 2. Grind all list 2 ingredients.

Tarka urad dal — 3. Grind tomatoes from list 2. Set a side.

Tarka urad dal — 4. In a pan add clarified butter.

Tarka urad dal — 5. Now add ginger galic paste, turmeric powder, red chili powder, curry leaves, and grinned spices we made from list 2.
Stir it for few seconds.

Tarka urad dal — 6. Add tomatoes and stir it on high heat.

Tarka urad dal — 7. Stir it until you see oil with sides of pan.

Tarka urad dal — 8. Now add soaked urad dal.

Tarka urad dal — 9. Add 2 cups water. Let it boil then with lid on cook it until tender.

Tarka urad dal — 10. Its ready.

Tarka urad dal — 11. Now from list 3, for tarka add oil in a pan; brown onions in it; then add chopped ginger and dry red chili ; cook few seconds then pour over the cooked lentil.

Tarka urad dal — Tarka Urad Dal is ready, serve it with white boil rice and fresh salad with a generous squeeze of lemon on it.

How to boil perfect white rice (click here)

How to boil perfect white rice

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