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Moong Dal Tadka Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Yellow Split Moong Dal and Tomatoes

Moong Dal Tadka Recipe

Dal Tadka / Tadka dal, they are nothing but just cooked dal seasoned with some herbs and spices. Normally dals are pretty bland, but when they get  exotic touch of this tadka / tempering or seasoning, they taste fantastic. Specially this recipe is so easy to make and it is simple and very tasty.

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There are so many variation of this dal tadka will share all them one by one. Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

Ingredients for Moong Dal Tadka

  • Yellow Split Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu - ½ cup
  • Ginger - 1 tblspn finely chopped
  • Green Chillies - 2 chopped
  • Tomatoes - 1 medium size chopped finely
  • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Water - 2 cups
  • Coriander Leaves a handful finely chopped
For Tadka:
  • Ghee - 2 tblspn
  • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ¼ tsp
  • Onion - 1 medium size chopped finely
  • Garlic - 3 fat cloves chopped finely
  • Chilli Powder - ½ tsp

How to make Recipe / Dal Tadka Recipe

  1. Wash moong dal well. Add it to a pot, cover with water. Add in ginger, tomatoes, turmeric green chillies and mix well. Bring this to a boil, cover with a lid and simmer till the dal is cooked.
  2. Now add in salt and mix well.
  3. Heat ghee in a pan, add in cumin seeds, onions and garlic. Saute till golden.
  4. Add in asafoetida and mix well.
  5. Add in chilli powder and mix well.
  6. Pour this into the dal and mix well.
  7. Add in coriander leaves and mix well.
  8. Serve hot.
 

 

 

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Moong Dal Tadka Recipe | Dal Tadka Recipe

Moong Dal Tadka Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Yellow Split Moong Dal and Tomatoes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, North Indian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 91 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup Yellow Split Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger finely chopped
  • 2 Green Chillies chopped
  • 1 medium Tomatoes chopped finely
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 cups Water
  • Coriander Leaves a handful finely chopped
  • For Tadka:
  • 2 tablespoon Ghee
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
  • ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi
  • 1 medium Onion chopped finely
  • 3 cloves Garlic chopped finely
  • ½ teaspoon Chilli Powder

Instructions
 

  • Wash moong dal well. Add it to a pot, cover with water. Add in ginger, tomatoes, turmeric green chillies and mix well. Bring this to a boil, cover with a lid and simmer till the dal is cooked.
  • Now add in salt and mix well.
  • Heat ghee in a pan, add in cumin seeds, onions and garlic. Saute till golden.,
  • Add in asafoetida and mix well.
  • Add in chilli powder and mix well.
  • Pour this into the dal and mix well.
  • Add in coriander leaves and mix well.
  • Serve hot.

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Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Moong Dal Tadka Recipe | Dal Tadka Recipe
Serving Size
 
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
91
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
0.3
g
0
%
Saturated Fat
 
0.01
g
0
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
0.02
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
0.01
g
Sodium
 
18
mg
1
%
Potassium
 
5
mg
0
%
Carbohydrates
 
16
g
5
%
Fiber
 
3
g
13
%
Sugar
 
1
g
1
%
Protein
 
7
g
14
%
Vitamin A
 
124
IU
2
%
Vitamin C
 
0.003
mg
0
%
Calcium
 
14
mg
1
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Moong Dal Tadka Recipe  step by step pictures

 
 
Take your ingredients
Wash your moong dal well and add it to a cooking pot
add in turmeric
along with green chillies and chopped ginger
add in some chopped tomatoes
cover with water
bring this whole thing to a good boil
simmer the pan
cover with a lid and let it cook
now the dal is completely cooked
you can taste and see
add little salt
mix that well
Now lets go to the master touch for this entire dish which is the tadka part..
Heat ghee in a pan, add in cumin seeds
add in chopped garlic and onions
mix well
add in some asafoetida
keep cooking
at a point the onions will turn golden
now add in chilli powder
mix well
pour that in the dal
mix well..If you have some coriander leaves on hand,
add a handful of them in, i ran out of them so didn't add them.
serve
 

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  1. Anonymous

    I love ur recipes lot. It made my cooking easy

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  2. Anonymous

    Gr8 luking dal.. u r amazing aarti. U make simple things special

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  3. safiya

    Loved dat pot...luv all ur recipes...

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  4. Anonymous

    Superb.

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  5. Anonymous

    It goes well with rice or roti

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  7. Vikash Mishra

    wow, this is amazing… and the best thing about this recipe is you can cook daily, tastiest and healthy as well.. and you cooked so well… I will definitely be going to cook by following your tips thanks for sharing...

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