Masoor Dal Tadka Recipe (Masoor Dal Fry)

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup whole masoor (whole red lentil), washed and drained
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli, broken into pieces
• 1 dalchini (cinnamon) stick
• 1 star anise (chakri phool)
• 1 black cardamom (badi elaichi)
• 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 cup finely chopped tomato
• 2 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
• 1/2 tsp haldi powder (turmeric powder)
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 2 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
• salt (namak) to taste
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
• 2 green chillies (hari mirchi) diagonally cut
• 1/4 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder

Steps

1. To make masoor dal tadka recipe, combine washed masoor, salt to taste and 2 cups of water.
2. Pressure cook on a medium flame for 5 to 6 whistles. Allow the steam to escape then open the lid.
3. Heat oil in a deep pan, add kashmiri chilli, cinnamon, star anise, black cardamom, cumin seeds, hing and onions.
4. Saute on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
5. Add the tomatoes and ginger-garlic paste and saute for a few seconds.
6. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander-cumin seeds powder and mix well.
7. Add the dal, salt to taste and 1 cup hot water. Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes.
8. Meanwhile for the tempering, heat oil in a small pan, add garlic, green chillies and kashmiri chilli powder.
9. Mix well and pour the tempering over the dal. Mix well.
10. Swtich off the flame and add lemon juice, coriander and mix well.
11. Serve masoor dal tadka hot.