DAL TADKA

Source of the recipe and acknowledment

http://www.tomatoblues.com

Dear Anusha,
Thank you very much for this easy and wonderful healthy recipe.

I feel really great that I cooked this dish first time today. A recipe which comes out really scrumptious and fabulous one. I made little bit changes according to my taste, but it is exceptionally delicious and nutritious too.

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup Whole Red Lentils / Puy Lentils
1/4 cup Yellow Lentils (moong dal)
4 Green Chillies (chopped)
1 large Tomato (finely chopped)
1 large Onion (finely chopped)
1 tbsp minced Garlic
1 1/2 tbsps minced Ginger
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/4 tsp Asafoetida
2 dried Red Chilli
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1/2 tsp Nigella seeds (kalonji)
2 tbsps finely chopped Coriander Leaves
1 tbsp Sour Cream
1 tsp Clarified butter (Ghee)
2 tbsps Oil
Salt to taste

METHOD:
Wash both lentils thoroughly. Pressure cook the lentils with chopped tomatoes, green chillies, ginger, garlic and turmeric powder. Cook till 5-6 whistles. Allow to cool it naturally.

Heat oil in a pan. Add dry red chillies, mustard seeds, asafoetida and nigella seeds in it. Saute for 40 seconds. Now add onions in it. Fry till onion turns golden brown.

Now add cooked lentils alongwith sour cream and salt. Fold well.

When it starts to boil, add chopped coriander leaves and clarified butter in it. Switched off the heat and keep it covered for another 5 minutes. Mix well.

 Serve hot with rice or rotis.