Simple Weeknight Dal Tadka

Yellow lentils tempered with cumin, garlic and ghee — the ultimate comfort food.

Ingredients

• 1 cup Toor or moong dal
• 3 cups Water
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric
• 1 Tomato, chopped
• 2 tbsp Ghee or oil
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 4 cloves Garlic, sliced
• 2 Dried red chillies
• to taste Salt

Method

1. Rinse dal until water runs clear.
2. Boil dal, water, turmeric and tomato until lentils are soft, ~20 min.
3. In a small pan heat ghee, splutter cumin, add garlic and chillies until fragrant.
4. Pour tempering over dal, stir, salt to taste.
5. Serve hot with rice, roti and pickle.