Lasooni Dal Tadka is a flavourful, soothing curry made by pressure cooking dal with onions & tomato and seasoning it with tadka of crushed garlic, spices and chillies. Lasooni Dal Tadka is great to relish with ricemeal, flatbreads like roti & chapathi and a curry that will make the family ask for once more!
Ingredients
1/3 cup toor dal
2 tbsp masoor dal
1 tsp garlic
2 tbsp onion
1/2 small sized tomato
1 no green chilli
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 and 1/2 cups + 1/4 cup water
For the Tadka
1 and 1/2 tbsp ghee
2 tbsp garlic minced
1 tsp cumin seeds
a pinch hing
1/2 tsp kasoori methi
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
Method
- Rinse and drain dal, add to pressure cooker. Add chopped garlic, onion, tomato, green chilli, turmeric powder and 1 and 1/2 cups of water.
- Pressure cook in low medium flame for 5 whistles. Mash the dal well. Transfer to another vessel. I used my black mud pot. Add 1/4 cup water.
- Simmer and let it boil until thick and creamy. Add required salt.
- Meanwhile prepare the tadka. Heat ghee in a tadka pan - add jeera let it crackle.
- Add chopped garlic and fry till golden brown. Do not burn it. Switch off the flame.
- Add kasoori methi and red chilli powder. Mix well and transfer tadka to dal.
- Add chopped coriander leaves, mix well and switch off.
- Serve Lasooni Dal Tadka hot with basmati rice and ghee!