Saturday, June 5, 2010

Moong-Tuwar Daal tadka

I had prepared this for a potluck party at friend's home and people did like it :) One of my friends had asked me to post this recipe on Blog, so I am :) very very easy easy and according to us very tasty as well...you try and let me know ;)

Thank you friend!!

Ingredients:


1:1 yellow split moong daal and Tuwar daal.
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
Red chilli powder to taste
Turmeric powder
Grated ginger
Coriander seeds powder,Cumin seeds powder
Curry leaves,Mustard seeds,Cumin seeds,Asafoetida ( all these for seasoning)
Chopped coriander for garnishing


Procedure:

  1. Pressure cook both the lentils together till soft. ( Generally 3 whistles or 4)
  2. In a wok or kadhai add 1-2 Tsp oil ( or as per your quantity of daal) and heat it. Once heated,add mustard seeds,Asafoetida,curry leaves,turmeric powder. Add grated ginger and stir well.
  3. Optional: at this point you can chopped onion and/or chopped tomatoes as well I am posting the simplest version here.
  4. Add well mixed , cooked daal into this. Sauté for 2 minutes. 
  5. Add little water to adjust your required consistency for daal.
  6. Mix well, let the daal come to boil. ( Parallely,on the other flame keep another kadhai and heat 2-3 Tsp oil.)
  7. Add salt,sugar.
  8. Once well cooked, add Coriander powder,cumin seeds powder. Mix well in order to remove any lumps of these powder.
  9. Switch off the gas flame.
  10. On the top of the daal spread Red chilli powder(to taste). Add cumin seeds to heated oil ( kept in other kadhai) . Once they splutter add this Tadaka on the top of red chilli powder. Immediately cover the kadhai with a lid. This helps retaining the aroma of the Tadaka on the daal.
  11. Before serving, remove the lid, mix daal well and serve.

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