Masoor Dal Tadka

Name: Masoor Dal Tadka
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300g red split lentils masoor dal; 1 white onion, diced; 3 ripe tomatoes, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2cm fresh ginger, minced; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp ground cumin; 3 tbsp ghee or oil; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 2 dried red chillis; 1 pinch asafoetida; 1 handful fresh coriander

Red lentil dal with a sizzling spiced butter tempering poured over at the table — simple and magnificent.

Total time

40 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Indian

vegetarianvegangluten-free

Ingredients

300gred split lentils masoor dal

1white onion, diced

3ripe tomatoes, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2cmfresh ginger, minced

1 tspturmeric

1 tspground cumin

3 tbspghee or oil

1 tspcumin seeds

1 tspmustard seeds

2dried red chillis

1 pinchasafoetida

1 handfulfresh coriander

Instructions

Simmer lentils in 800ml water with turmeric until completely soft, about 20 minutes.

In a separate pan fry onion in 1 tbsp ghee until golden.

Add garlic, ginger and tomatoes, cook 8 minutes.

Add ground cumin, season and pour over cooked lentils.

Simmer together 10 minutes, adjust consistency with water.

For tadka: heat remaining ghee until very hot.

Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, dried chillis and asafoetida — it will sizzle dramatically.

Pour sizzling tadka over dal at the table, scatter with coriander.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

Protein

Fat

0.8g

Carbs

9.1g

Fiber

2.2g

Sodium

11mg

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