Yellow Dal Fry/tadka Recipe (Dhaba Style)

Instructions for How to make Yellow Dal Fry/tadka:

1. Firstly, take both the dals (moong and toor) in a bowl and wash thoroughly.
2. Soak the dal in water for 10-15 minutes.
3. Add 1 tsp of ghee in a pressure cooker.
4. Add soaked dal to it.
5. Roast it for 2-3 minutes.
6. Add 2 cups of water to it.
7. Add 1tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder to it.
8. Pressure cook for 1 whistle then turn off the flame and keep it aside till it releases all its pressure.
9. Now, lets prepare its tadka. Take a pan/wok add 1 tbsp of ghee and then add dry red chilies.
10. Add cumin seeds to it.
11. Add onion to it and saute it till golden brown.
12. Add ginger and green chilies to it.
13. Add tomatoes and salt to it. Cook it till tomatoes turns soft and mushy. (Remember here you have already added in dal also).
14. Add red chili powder to it. You can use Kashmiri red chili powder also.
15. Add 1/2 cup of water to it.
16. Bring 2-3 boils in a water.
17. Open the cooker. Dal is ready.
18. Add tadka to the dal.
19. Add garam masala to it.
20. Punjabi yellow dal tadka is ready to serve. Garnish it with fresh coriander leaves and serve it with chapati/ Indian breads or rice.

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Firstly, take both the dals (moong and toor) in a bowl and wash thoroughly.

3

Soak the dal in water for 10-15 minutes.

4

Add 1 tsp of ghee in a pressure cooker.

5

Add soaked dal to it.

6

Roast it for 2-3 minutes.

7

Add 2 cups of water to it.

8

Add 1tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder to it.

9

Pressure cook for 1 whistle then turn off the flame and keep it aside till it releases all its pressure.

10

Now, lets prepare its tadka. Take a pan/wok add 1 tbsp of ghee and then add dry red chilies.

11

Add cumin seeds to it.

12

Add onion to it and saute it till golden brown.

13

Add ginger and green chilies to it.

14

Add tomatoes and salt to it. Cook it till tomatoes turns soft and mushy.
(Remember here you have already added in dal also).

15

Add red chili powder to it. You can use Kashmiri red chili powder also.

16

Add 1/2 cup of water to it.

17

Bring 2-3 boils in a water.

18

Open the cooker. Dal is ready.

19

Add tadka to the dal.

20

Add garam masala to it.

21

Punjabi yellow dal tadka is ready to serve. Garnish it with fresh coriander leaves and serve it with chapati/ Indian breads or rice.

Tips:

• Adding moong dal with toor dal helps to give it good texture. You can add masoor dal also instead of moong dal.
• Tempering with ghee will enhance the flavour of dal.

AuthorNidhi kakkar

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Ingredients

For Dal in Pressure cooker:

¾ cup Toor Dal/ Arhar Dal

¼ cup Moong dal

1 tbsp Ghee/ clarified butter

½ tsp Turmeric Powder

Salt to taste

2 cups Water

For Dal Tadka:

1 Onion Finely chopped

1 Tomato Finely chopped

1/2 inch Ginger Finely chopped

2 Green chili Finely chopped

2 tbsp Ghee/ clarified butter

2 Dry red chili

½ tsp Kashmiri red chili powder

1 tsp Cumin seeds

½ tsp Garam masala

Salt to taste

Few fresh coriander leaves Finely chopped

½ cup Water

Directions

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Ingredients Preview.

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Firstly, take both the dals (moong and toor) in a bowl and wash thoroughly.

3

Soak the dal in water for 10-15 minutes.

4

Add 1 tsp of ghee in a pressure cooker.

5

Add soaked dal to it.

6

Roast it for 2-3 minutes.

7

Add 2 cups of water to it.

8

Add 1tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder to it.

9

Pressure cook for 1 whistle then turn off the flame and keep it aside till it releases all its pressure.

10

Now, lets prepare its tadka. Take a pan/wok add 1 tbsp of ghee and then add dry red chilies.

11

Add cumin seeds to it.

12

Add onion to it and saute it till golden brown.

13

Add ginger and green chilies to it.

14

Add tomatoes and salt to it. Cook it till tomatoes turns soft and mushy.
(Remember here you have already added in dal also).

15

Add red chili powder to it. You can use Kashmiri red chili powder also.

16

Add 1/2 cup of water to it.

17

Bring 2-3 boils in a water.

18

Open the cooker. Dal is ready.

19

Add tadka to the dal.

20

Add garam masala to it.

21

Punjabi yellow dal tadka is ready to serve. Garnish it with fresh coriander leaves and serve it with chapati/ Indian breads or rice.

Yellow Dal Fry/tadka Recipe (Dhaba Style)

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