Dhal with Tarka

Name: Dhal with Tarka
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 300g red lentils, rinsed; 1L water; 1 tsp turmeric; 2 tsp salt; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 4 cloves garlic, sliced; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp chilli flakes; 2 tomatoes, diced and fresh coriander; naan or rice to serve

A warming British-Indian restaurant lentil dhal with a spiced butter tarka poured over. Frying the tarka's onion until deep brown, then pouring the sizzling spiced oil directly over the finished dhal, gives it that final burst of aroma a dhal cooked entirely in one pot would miss.

Total time

35 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

British

vegetarianvegan

Ingredients

300gred lentils, rinsed

1Lwater

1 tspturmeric

2 tspsalt

2 tbspvegetable oil

1onion, thinly sliced

4 clovesgarlic, sliced

1 tspcumin seeds

1 tspmustard seeds

1 tspchilli flakes

2 tomatoes, dicedand fresh coriander

naan or riceto serve

Instructions

Simmer lentils in water with turmeric and salt for 25 minutes until very soft.

Mash lightly or blend partially.

Make tarka: heat oil, fry onion until deep brown. Add garlic, cumin seeds, mustard seeds and chilli. Fry 1 minute. Add tomatoes.

Pour tarka over dhal.

Finish with coriander. Serve with naan.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

172

Protein

7.6g

Fat

7.6g

Carbs

19.8g

Fiber

6.9g

Sodium

960mg

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