Dal Tadka (Dal Fry) Recipe - How to make Easy and Simple Yellow Dal
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- Moong Daal / Yellow daal – 1 cup
- Water – 4 to 5 cups
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric powder / Haldi – ¼ tsp
- Cumin seeds / Jeera – 1 tsp
- Coriander powder / Dhaniya powder – 1 tsp
- Red chili / Lal mirch powder – 1 or 2
- Asafoetida / hing – a pinch
- Cooking oil or desi ghee – 2 tbsp
- Wash daal in running water until you see clear water over it and soak it for around 15 to 20 minutes in water.
- In a pan add water and bring it to boil.
- Add soaked dal to the boiling water and mix well.
- Within few minutes white foam will form over the surface of water. Keep on removing it.
- Add salt and turmeric powder to the dal and mix well.
- Cover the pan with a lid and let it boil on medium flame till daal gets completely dissolved in water.
- Remove dal from gas once it is completely dissolved in water.
- Now, heat oil in a pan to prepare tadka for daal.
- Medium the flame and add cumin seeds to splutter. Add coriander powder.
- Turn off the gas and add red chili, hing and mix well.
- Immediately pour tadka over hot boiled daal. Do not mix tadka with dal.
- Serve daal tadka with rice or roti accompanied by salad.
Recipe by Indian Cuisine at https://www.indicuisine.com/dal-tadka-dal-fry-recipe/
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