Tarka dal
Tarka dal

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, tarka dal. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Tarka dal is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Tarka dal is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook tarka dal using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Tarka dal:
  1. Take Aprox 400g red lentils
  2. Take Hot water
  3. Take 2 tsp tumeric
  4. Get 2 tsp garam masala
  5. Prepare 2 tsp cumin seeds
  6. Take 2 tsp salt
  7. Get Hot chilli powder/ chillies
  8. Take 1 tbsp butter

Enjoyed in Indian homes the world over, there are many variations and cooking methods worth trying. Perfect with some chapatis or rice. My favourite way of eating tarka dal is by breaking my chapatti into small pieces and putting them in a bowl full of dal. As the chapatti absorbs the liquid from the lentils, it swells, it becomes really soft and it's heavenly.

Instructions to make Tarka dal:
  1. Rinse the lentils through a sift until the water runs clear
  2. Add the lentils into a large pan and pot boiling water in. Half boiling water half lentils.
  3. Leave to boil for around five minuets and remove all of the foam from the top.
  4. Add the turmeric, garam masala, cumin seeds and salt. Add the chillies/ chilli power depending on how spicy you like your curry. You can also add coriander if you like it. Leave this on a low heat for 30 mins.
  5. Chop one onion and two garlic cloves in vegetable oil, frying to onions first then adding the garlic.
  6. Add a big spoon of butter into the friend onions and garlic.
  7. Pour the butter onions and garlic into your daal and leave for another 30mins.
  8. I like to have my daal with a buttery naan but you could have with chapatis or rice too.

Stir the chilli and garlic mixture (including any butter) into the pan with the lentils and mix well. Taste and adjust the seasoning as necessary. Serve the tarka dal alongside the cooked rice. That wonderful, creamy, spiced lentil dish that goes beautifully with every Indian meal. It definitely needs to be on your list when you think about cooking Indian.

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