restaurant-style Dal Tadka recipe
Here's a restaurant-style Dal Tadka recipe that gives you that rich, smoky, and flavorful taste you'd get at a good Indian restaurant. This version uses a mix of toor dal (split pigeon peas) and optionally moong dal or masoor dal for extra creaminess. ๐ Restaurant-Style Dal Tadka Recipe ๐งพ Ingredients For the Dal: 1 cup toor dal (split pigeon peas) 2–3 cups water ¼ cup moong dal or masoor dal (optional, for extra richness) ½ tsp turmeric powder Salt to taste For the First Tempering (added to dal while cooking): 1 tbsp ghee or oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1 medium tomato, finely chopped 1–2 green chilies, slit 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste ½ tsp cumin seeds ½ tsp red chili powder ½ tsp garam masala 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves For the Final Tadka (for restaurant-style aroma): 1–2 tbsp ghee 3–4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced ½ tsp cumin seeds 2 dry red chilies Pinch of asafoetida (hing) ½ tsp Kashmiri red chili powder (for color) Optional: A piece of charcoal (for dhungar/sm...