Tadka Dal Recipe | Tadka Dal Fry| Tempered Lentils
Preparation Time: 10 min. + 20 min (for soaking)
Cooking Time: 30 min.
Serves: 4
Ingredients:Toor Dal /Split Pigeon pPeas : 1/2 Cup
Moong Dal /Yellow Split Moong Beans : 1/2 Cup
Split Masoor Dal /Red Lentils : 1/4 Cup
Onion : 1 (finely chopped)
Tomato : 1 (finely chopped)
Ginger-Garlic Paste : 1 tbsp
Red Chilly Powder : 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder : 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala Powder : 1/2 tsp
Cumin Powder : 1/2 tsp
Turmeric Powder : 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
For Tadka/Seasoning :
Mustard Seeds : 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds : 1/2 tsp
Garlic : 2 cloves (chopped)
Green Chillies : 2 (slit lengthwise)
Curry Leaves : 4-5 leaves
Ghee/Oil : 2 tbsp
Coriander Leaves/Cilantro for garnishing
Salt to taste
How to make Tadka Dal – Tadka Dal Fry :
2. Heat ghee in a pan on medium heat; once the ghee is hot add chopped onions,ginger-garlic paste, curry leaves and saute the onions till they turns to translucent.
3. Add chopped tomatoes, red chilly, turmeric, garam masala, coriander,cumin powders and cook till ghee separates the pan.
4. Add the cooked dal, salt; mix well and cook on a low flame for few minutes.
5. Meanwhile prepare the tempering. Heat ghee in a small skillet on medium heat.
6. Add mustards and cumin seeds, once the seeds starts splutter add chopped garlic, curry leaves, green chillies and cook for a few minutes.Sprinkle the Tadka on the dal.
7. Garnish the dal with chopped coriander leaves. Serve it with Roti, Naan, Paratha or plain rice and Enjoy!.
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Have a Good Day!
Sangeetha
Thank you for stopping by guys.
@Anonymous, It is garam masala by mistake i typed gram masala. I have corrected the spelling. Thanks a bunch for pointing out and sorry for any inconvenience.
Is there a masala called "gram" masala? Or did you mean Garam Masala??
Thanks Dhanya.:)
I always wondered how the tadka dal in the restaurants tastes so good… now I know how 🙂
Tadka dal looks delicious .
Thanks to all my lovely friends for stopping by for a visit and for the lovely comments you left for me.:)do try this one it taste really good with roti.:)
Preethi I m glad u like d recipe….and thanks for letting me know that dear..:)
ohhh..yummyyyyyyy…ichara chorum papadavum ithum..Heaven..
love love tadka dal.there is nothing like atadka dla with steamed rice and a dollop of ghee and papad.beautiful click as always
looks delicious!!!
looking yumm dear….nice variation to regular dals ….thank you for sharing the recipe.
yummmy…my fav dal curry..
very comforting, I love it;
the addition of 3 dhals is good and the method is interesting too ( I usually do the tempering with 2nd batch without the onions & tomatoes) this version sounds great!!
What a delicious-looking lentil curry! I've never made curries with lentils before, this sounds like a perfect recipe for me to try, thanks for sharing, Sangeetha!
tadka dal….one of my favorite dishes….thank you for sharing your version
Looks so delicious, nice one.
I too love tadka dhal…your version is very interesting…I never tried adding ginger-garlic paste in dhals…will try your dish soon 🙂
Love this dal with hot rice, papad and ghee…. really yummy 🙂
Yummy..looks scrumptious.
I have yet to cook with lentils – this is great to know! Thanks for sharing!
Simple and nice….perfect with rice or chapathi.
dal looks tempting, dear!…very nice click!
Nice simple dhal to make on really lazy day to cook.Yummy with anything
Delectable…would be a nice accompaniment for chappathi..:-)
Looking really yummy. Can have anytime with only rice
OMG..this is my next post,he he…but mine is made only with masoor daals,l am a daal fan,perfect with chapathi and pachari choru,yummmm
Real comforting food for me….yumm!!
looks delicious…this seems to be a very shahi dal..nice addition of spices..
Yummy da..Looks perfect..Wud luv to have this dal and a bowl of hot rice n papad…Mmm!!! 🙂
Tats a yummy side dish for indian breads, Love tat and btw ur chemmen recipe tasted gud. Yesterday i happened to make it. It was awesome dear.
Tadka dal looks tempting and yummy. Thanks for this lovely recipe.
My comfort… food…
Aha! Dal arumaya irrukiradu! I love this dish! Awesome photo!
nice preparation … a combination of three types of dal..yummy !!
Healthy one…
yummy and comfor dhal.love to have with hot plain rice.looks great
wow!lovely tempting tadka dal to go with rotis and rice with a nice picture.
Very refreshing dal. Simple yet delicious looking. My favourite with garam rotis.
Chitchat
i love tadka dal, gives such a nice flavour…urs look perfect and love the ingredients used in it too…and once again wonderful click sangeetha..