Lasooni Dal Tadka Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	10 min
Cook time	30 min
Total time	40 min
Serves	3 servings

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Ingredients

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for pressure cooking:

• ¾ cup toor dal (rinsed)
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp oil
• 3 cup water

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for dal:

• 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
• 1 tsp cumin / jeera
• pinch hing / asafoetida
• 3 clove garlic (finely chopped)
• 1 chilli (slit)
• ½ tsp ginger paste
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
• ½ cup water
• 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
• 1 tsp lemon juice

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for tadka:

• 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
• 2 clove garlic (sliced)
• 1 dried red chilli (broken)
• ¼ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander (finely chopped)

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Instructions

1. firstly, in a pressure cook take ¾ cup toor dal, ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp oil.
2. add 3 cups of water and pressure cook for 5 whistles.
3. once the pressure settles down, mash the dal using a whisk.
4. further, in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and splutter 1 tsp cumin and pinch hing.
5. also add 3 clove garlic, 1 chilli and ½ tsp ginger paste. saute well.
6. additionally, add ¼ tsp turmeric and ½ tsp chilli powder. saute on low flame.
7. now add pressure cooked toor dal and mix well.
8. adjust the consistency by adding ½ cup water or more.
9. simmer for 2 minutes or until dal absorbs flavour.
10. furthermore, add 2 tbsp coriander and 1 tsp lemon juice. mix well.
11. now in a small kadai, heat 1 tbsp ghee and saute 2 clove garlic, 1 dried red chilli.
12. turn off the flame and add ¼ tsp chilli powder and 1 tsp coriander. mix well.
13. pour the tempering over dal and mix well.
14. finally, enjoy lasooni dal tadka with jeera rice.

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Step-by-step

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Video

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Notes

• firstly, along with toor dal you can also add moong dal and masoor dal for variation.
• also, i have used lemon juice for sourness, you can definitely add tomatoes.
• additionally, increase the amount of garlic for more garlicky punch.
• finally, lasooni dal tadka recipe tastes great when prepared with ghee.