Dal Tadka without Onion, Garlic and ginger is healthy and one of the most comfort foods on this auspicious month.
Ingredients....
For dal....
1 Cup Bengal gram dal
2 Bay leaves
½ tsp Termeric powder
¼ tsp hing
½ tsp Homemade garam masala
(without garlic)
Salt to taste
For tempering....
Pinch of Hing
¼ Mustard seeds
½ tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Fennel seeds
2 Dry chillis into half
½ tsp Garam masala
1 tsp of Kashmiri Chilli powder
Oil
Salt
Water
Vegetables....
1" Radish
1" Cucumber
1 Tomato
½ Cup Cabbage
1 tsp of Green chillis
Chopped coriander leaves
Preparations....
Chopped radish, cucumber, green chillies and tomato into small pieces.
Thinly slice the cabbage. Keep aside.
You may also add carrots and capsicum.
Now rinse dal nicely until the water runs clear. Soak dal for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes pour the soaked dal in pressure cooker with 2 more cups of water, salt, termeric, bay leaves and garm garam masala.
Cook it for perfect tender, do not overcook otherwise dal will be mushy while stirring. Keep in low flame until 5 whistles.
Once it is boiled, remove half of boiled dal use a potato masher to mash the dal completely into a thick paste.
And then mix it again in previous dal mix well.
Heat kadhai along with oil add hing, mustard, cumin, fennel seeds when start spluterning add Kashmiri Chilli powder stir add water pour this on dal mix stir sprinkle Garam masala and chopped coriander leaves stir when you start to serve.
Serve with plain roti, paratha, naam, biryani, fried rice , jeera rice or with any main dish.