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Dal Tadka

Serves 4

Ingredients

Moong Dal or Masoor Dal - 1.5 cups
Turmeric - a pinch
Green chillies - 3 or 4 (Acc to ur spice level)
Garlic - 2 pods (Sliced or minced)
Coriander leaves - For garnish
Curry leaves - For garnish
Salt - to taste
Lime juice - 1 - 2 tsps

For Tadka

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Ghee - 2 tsps
Hing - a pinch

Method

 

1. Pressure cook the Dal with Turmeric. (Take care to see that the dal is not mushy)
2. Take a non stick vessel and add ghee, cumin seeds and mustard seeds. After the       seeds splutter add hing.
3. Then add the green chillies and garlic and fry them for a minute.
4. Add the cooked dal and salt, fry for 4-5 minutes.
5. Garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.
6. Add some lime juice and serve it with rotis/rice.

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