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    Dal Tadka Recipe

    July 11, 2022 By Aarthi 7 Comments

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

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    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 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 91kcal

    Ingredients

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

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 5mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 124IU | Vitamin C: 0.003mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Moong Dal Tadka Recipe  step by step pictures

     
     
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    Take your ingredients
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    Wash your moong dal well and add it to a cooking pot
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    add in turmeric
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    along with green chillies and chopped ginger
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    add in some chopped tomatoes
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    cover with water
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    bring this whole thing to a good boil
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    simmer the pan
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    cover with a lid and let it cook
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    now the dal is completely cooked
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    you can taste and see
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    add little salt
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    mix that well
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    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
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    add in chopped garlic and onions
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    mix well
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    add in some asafoetida
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    keep cooking
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    at a point the onions will turn golden
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    now add in chilli powder
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    mix well
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    pour that in the dal
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    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.
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    serve
     
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    Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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    1. Anonymous

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      I love ur recipes lot. It made my cooking easy

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    2. Anonymous

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

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    3. safiya

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

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    4. Anonymous

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      Superb.

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    5. Anonymous

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      It goes well with rice or roti

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    6. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousyou can have it with both

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    7. Vikash Mishra

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      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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