Name: Authentic Dal Tadka Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: *For the Dal:**; 1 cup pigeon peas (toor dal), rinsed; 3 cups water; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste); 1 medium tomato, finely chopped; *For the Tadka (Tempering):**; 2 tablespoons ghee (or oil); 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida (hing); 1 dried red chili, broken; 1/2 teaspoon ginger, finely grated or minced; 1/2 cup red onion, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced (optional); 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder (adjust to taste); 1 teaspoon garam masala; 1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi), crushed; 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped (for garnish)

Dal tadka 🇮🇳 India

vegetarian spicy

Made with

Pigeon peas garam masala ginger red onion

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