Warm, richly spiced, and built for a satisfying meal, lasooni dal tadka recipe | dal lasooni | garlic dal tadka recipe is a vegetarian north indian dal made with toor dal, turmeric, and salt in about 40 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 3 Servings
  • Category: dal
  • Cuisine: north indian

Ingredients

for pressure cooking:

  • ¾ cup toor dal (rinsed)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 3 cup water

for dal:

  • 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 1 tsp cumin / jeera
  • pinch hing / asafoetida
  • 3 clove garlic (finely chopped)
  • 1 chilli (slit)
  • ½ tsp ginger paste
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

for tadka:

  • 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 2 clove garlic (sliced)
  • 1 dried red chilli (broken)
  • ¼ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp coriander (finely chopped)

Method

  1. firstly, in a pressure cook take ¾ cup toor dal, ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp oil.
  2. add 3 cups of water and pressure cook for 5 whistles.
  3. once the pressure settles down, mash the dal using a whisk.
  4. further, in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and splutter 1 tsp cumin and pinch hing.
  5. also add 3 clove garlic, 1 chilli and ½ tsp ginger paste. saute well.
  6. additionally, add ¼ tsp turmeric and ½ tsp chilli powder. saute on low flame.
  7. now add pressure cooked toor dal and mix well.
  8. adjust the consistency by adding ½ cup water or more.
  9. simmer for 2 minutes or until dal absorbs flavour.
  10. furthermore, add 2 tbsp coriander and 1 tsp lemon juice. mix well.
  11. now in a small kadai, heat 1 tbsp ghee and saute 2 clove garlic, 1 dried red chilli.
  12. turn off the flame and add ¼ tsp chilli powder and 1 tsp coriander. mix well.
  13. pour the tempering over dal and mix well.
  14. finally, enjoy lasooni dal tadka with jeera rice.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.