By Nikita Toppo
Treat your family with this delicious restaurant style dal tadka.
For Pressure Cook: ½ cup toor dal, 2 tbsp masoor dal, ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp oil, 1½ cup water For Dal: 2 tbsp ghee, ½ tsp cumin, 1 bay leaf, 1 pinch asafoetida, 2 dried red chilli, 2 clove garlic, 1 inch ginger, 1 chilli, 1 onion (finely chopped), ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp kashmiri chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp salt, 1 tomato finely chopped, 2 tbsp coriander, 1 tsp kasuri methi, ¼ tsp garam masala, For Tadka: 1 tsp ghee, ½ tsp cumin, pinch asafoetida, 1 dried red chilli, ¼ tsp Kashmiri chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander
Pressure cook both dals along with turmeric, salt, oil and water until dal is cooked well and keep aside.
Now in a skillet heat ghee and splutter cumin, bay leaf, hing and red chilli, garlic, ginger, chilli then add onion and sauté until it turns golden brown.
Then add turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder, salt, tomato and sauté until it turns soft. Add in cooked dal and stir well.
Simmer for 5 minutes, add coriander, kasuri methi and garam masala and mix well.
Cook for a minute and enjoy dal tadka with jeera rice or steamed rice.