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