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Dhaba Style Urad Daal Tadka | Punjabi Urad Chana Daal | Maa Chole Ki Daal

2011-12-27 by Anjana Chaturvedi

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Dhaba style Urad daal Tadka- Mix Lentils Cooked in a creamy Tomato Sauce- specialty of the state of  Punjab 

Urad daal is the most popular daal in Punjab. It taste very delicious and  creamy after being cooked. You don’t need to add any cream to make it smooth.

Dhaba is the restaurant near the roads mainly on the highways. They have open sitting areas and serve hot fresh delicious food. Earlier the food served was mainly Punjabi cuisine but now you get so many varieties there.

Black Whole urad daal takes time to cook but this white split daal cooks faster and taste equally delicious.But be careful while boiling it as may turn slimy on over cooking. After boiling add te cooked daal in the simple tomato tadka and add fresh lemon and coriander.

This dhaba style Urad daal taste awesome with naan,paratha, roti ,jeera rice and steamed rice.

Try these delicious daals From Punjabi Cuisine-

  • Daal Fry
  • Daal Panchwati
  • Langar Wali Daal
  • Daal Makhni
  • Sabut Masoor Daal

urad daal tadka

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Dhaba Style Urad Daal Tadka

Dhaba style urad daal tadka- Mix lentils cooked in a creamy tomato sauce- specialty of the state of Punjab
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Lentil/Daal, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Punjabi Cuisine
Keyword: daal, urad
Servings: 6
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 2 cup White Lentil/ Urad Daal
  • 4 tbsp Bengal Gram/ Chana Daal
  • 3 Green Chilies
  • 1.5 tbsp Ginger/ Adrak
  • 4 tbsp Chopped Coriander/ Hara Dhaniya
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric/ Haldi
  • 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
  • 2.5 tsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 tsp Salt

Tempering/ Tadka

  • 4 medium Tomato chopped
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds / Jeera
  • 1/2 Asafoetida/ Hing
  • 2 cloves
  • 6 Peppercorn/ sabut kali mirch
  • 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
  • 2 tbsp Ghee or butter

Instructions

  • Wash and soak both the lentils for 1/2 an hour.
  • Chop tomatoes finely and slit green chillies lengthwise.
  • In the pressure cooker add the soaked daal ,turmeric and enough water to cover the lentil (approx 1 inch above the lentils ) and pressure cook for 2 whistles or till lentils are just done. Don’t over cook them.
  • Heat oil in a pan ,add cumin and asafoetida. When cumin start crackling add chopped tomatoes ,ginger,green chilies and salt,mix well.
  • Cover and cook on slow heat till tomatoes become soft. Add all the dry spices and keep stirring till oil start separating from the sides of the masala.
  • Add boiled daal and one glass of water,cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Remove from flame and add lemon juice,1 tbls of ghee or butter and chopped fresh coriander.
  • Sprinkle garam masala and serve hot.
  • Serving suggestions -Goes well with roti,naan or jeera rice.

Filed Under: Daals /lentils, Punjabi Cuisine Tagged With: chana, Chana daal, daal, Daals, Daals and Kadis, Dhaba daal, dhaba recipe, Indian Curries, Indian food, Jain food, maa chole ki daal, maash, Mix daal, mix daal tadka, North Indian Food, Punjabi Cuisine, Punjabi Daal, tadka, urad, Urad daal, urad ki daal, vegetarian

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Comments

  1. divya says

    2011-12-28 at

    Delicious and mouthwatering dal..

  2. Padhu says

    2011-12-28 at

    Looks delicious!

  3. Aarthi says

    2011-12-28 at

    First time here..Glad I reached here..Following you right away…This looks delicious.…Totally yummy..Thanks for sharing it dear…Should try it soon…If you have time do check my blog too…

    Aarthi
    http://yummytummy-aarthi.blogspot.com/

  4. Swathi says

    2011-12-27 at

    Delicious and tasty comfort food.

  5. kitchen queen says

    2011-12-27 at

    delicious and droolworthy dal.

  6. Indie.Tea says

    2011-12-27 at

    Looks delicious and comforting 🙂

  7. Suja says

    2011-12-27 at

    Healthy and yummy looking dal..

  8. Plateful says

    2011-12-27 at

    This's such an every day comfort food. In fact this's what I had for lunch today 🙂

    Wish you a wonderful New Year filled with love and happiness!

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    2011-12-27 at

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  10. faseela says

    2011-12-27 at

    daal luks so delicious….goes well with roti…………..

  11. Radhika says

    2011-12-27 at

    The texture of the dal is so good. love to have it with rotis.

  12. Chandrani says

    2011-12-27 at

    Healthy creamy texture dal. Yummy..

  13. Kalpana Sareesh says

    2011-12-27 at

    Very yummy looking dhaal..

  14. Purvi says

    2011-12-27 at

    This is one of my most fav dal..simple yet yummy 🙂

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