toor dal recipe
Tuvar dal tadka is a recipe much loved by most people.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- instant pot / pressure cooker
- large mixing bowl
- Masher
Ingredients
- 1 cup arhar dal/ tuvar dal/ split pigeon peas
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 medium tomatoes chopped
- 2 tbsp. oil or ghee
- 8-10 curry leaves
- 4 cups water use half for boiling, use rest later
Spices
- 1 tbsp. cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp. ginger finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon heeng orasafoetida
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder use half of this quantity it while boiling the lentils
- ½ tbsp. coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder or as per taste
- salt as per taste
Instructions
- Soak the lentil/fal for 2-3 hours. Alternatively you can soak it for 30 mins in hot water. Discard the water before usage.
- Heat ghee or oil if vegan. Add cumin seeds, fresh ginger, fresh garlic,curry leaves and heeng/asafoetida. Let it splutter.
- Add chopped onions and some salt. Let it cook until onions are pink.
- Add chopped tomatoes to it.Add spices and let it cook.
- Add the boiled lentils with water and mix well.
- Serve tuvar dal tadka with rice or roti as per your choice.