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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Dal tadka


Ingredients
moong dal or masoor dal - 1.5 cups
turmeric - a pinch
green chillies - 3 or 4 (acc to ur spice level)
garlic - 2 pods (sliced or minced)
coriander leaves - for garnish
curry leaves - for garnish
salt - to taste
lime juice
- 1 - 2 tsps

For Tadka:
cumin seeds - 1 tsp
mustard seeds - 1 tsp
ghee - 2 tsps
hing - a pinch

Method
Pressure cook the dal with turmeric. (Take care to see that the dal is not mushy)
Take a non stick vessel and add ghee, cumin seeds and mustard seeds.
After the seeds splutter add hing.
Then add the green chillies and garlic and fry them for a minute.
Add the cooked dal and salt, fry for 4-5 minutes.
Garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.
Add some lime juice and serve it with rotis/rice.

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