Step by Step Masoor Dal Tadka Recipe with Pictures| How to make Masoor Dal Tadka

Step by Step Masoor Dal Tadka Recipe with Pictures:

Masoor dal or Red lentils is one of the commonly found staples in Indian kitchen. Basically, there are two variations of this dal. One is skinned and another one is the whole dal also know as sabut masoor dal.

Masoor dal is a very healthy and nutritious item as it contains a huge amount of proteins.

In this recipe, we are going to use skinned masoor dal. The dish is very simple and takes about 20 -25 minutes of time. It can be eaten with either rice or chapati. My favourite is to eat with chapati.

So let's start making masoor dal tadka...

Masoor Dal Tadka with Rice

Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

For masoor dal:

1. Masoor dal: 1 cup soaked for about 15 minutes
2. Onion: 1 large-size finely cut
3. Tomato: 1 large-size finely cut
4. Ginger-garlic paste: 1 tsp
5. Red chilli powder: 1 tsp
6. Garam masala powder: 1/2 tsp
7. Coriander powder: 1 tsp
8. Turmeric powder: ¼ tsp
9. Green chillies: 2-3 slit from middle
10. Oil: 1 tbsp
11. Fresh coriander for garnishing

For tadka:

1. Onion: 1 small-size finely chopped in long slices
2. Curry leaves: 9-10 leaves
3. Cumin seeds: ½ tsp
4. Mustard seeds: ¼ tsp
5. Garlic: 4-5 cloves chopped into fines pieces
6. Red chilli powder: ¼ tsp 
7. Oil: 1 tbsp

Ingredients for Masoor Dal Tadka

Cooking Process:

Process for Cooking dal:

1.     Heat oil in a pan and add slit chillies and ginger-garlic paste. let it fry for half a minute.

2.     Next added chopped onions and cook it for about 2 minutes till they turn brownish shade.

3.     Now add tomatoes to it and cook till oil separates.

4.     Add all the spices (red chilli powder, garam masala, turmeric powder, coriander powder) and cook for another half a minute.

5.     Add masoor dal to this and about 3-4 cups of water.

6.     Bring it to boil and cover and cook dal for about 10 minutes till it becomes tender.

Process For tadka:

1.     In another pan heat oil and fry onions till they become dark brown.

2.     Now add curry leaves, chopped garlic cloves, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, red chilli powder and fry for about half a minute.

3.     Mix everything well and add this tadka to dal.

4.     Masoor dal tadka is ready to serve. 

5.   Garnish it with freshly chopped coriander leaves and serve with rice or chapati.