Dhaba Style Urad Daal Tadka

Ingredients

• 2 cup White Lentil/ Urad Daal
• 4 tbsp Bengal Gram/ Chana Daal
• 3 Green Chilies
• 1.5 tbsp Ginger/ Adrak
• 4 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric/ Haldi
• 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
• 2.5 tsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Salt
• 4 medium Tomato (chopped)
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds / Jeera
• 1/2 Asafoetida/ Hing
• 2 cloves
• 6 Peppercorns / Sabut Kali Mirch
• 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
• 2 tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee

Instructions

1. 1

   Wash and soak both the lentils for 1/2 an hour.

2. 2

   Chop tomatoes finely and slit green chillies lengthwise.

3. 3

   In the pressure cooker add the soaked daal ,turmeric and enough water to cover the lentil (approx 1 inch above the lentils ) and pressure cook for 2 whistles or till lentils are just done. Don’t over cook them.

4. 4

   Heat oil in a pan ,add cumin and asafoetida. When cumin start crackling add chopped tomatoes ,ginger,green chilies and salt,mix well.

5. 5

   Cover and cook on slow heat till tomatoes become soft. Add all the dry spices and keep stirring till oil start separating from the sides of the masala.

6. 6

   Add boiled daal and one glass of water,cover and simmer for 5 minutes.

7. 7

   Remove from flame and add lemon juice,1 tbls of ghee or butter and chopped fresh coriander.

8. 8

   Sprinkle garam masala and serve hot.

9. 9

   Serving suggestions -Goes well with roti,naan or jeera rice.