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Urad dal Tadka
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5 from 2 votes

Punjabi Urad daal Tadka

Delicious white lentil cooked in tomato masala
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time14 minutes
Course: Dinner Recipes, Lentil/Daal, Main Course
Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine, Punjabi Cuisine
Keyword: daal tadka, mash ki dal, punjabi urad daal, urad dal tadka
Servings: 5 person
Calories: 275kcal
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 1 cup White lentil/Urad daal
  • 3 medium Tomatoes / Tamatar
  • 3 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch
  • 1 tbsp Ginger / Adrak
  • handful Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
  • 1 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • 1.5 tsp Coriander Powder / Dhaniya Powder
  • 1 tsp kashmiri chili powder optional
  • to taste Salt / Namak

Tempering

  • 5 tbsp Cooking oil or ghee
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
  • 2 Dried Red Chilli, Whole
  • 6 Peppercorns / Sabut Kali Mirch
  • 2 Cloves / Lavang

Instructions

  • Take urad daal , wash 2-3 times and soak for 10 minutes only.
  • Coarsely grind or chop the tomatoes.
  • Add 4 tbsp ghee or oil in the pressure cooker
  • Add cumin seeds ,when cumin become golden then add the asafoetida powder, whole red chilies, cloves and peppercorns and let them spluter
  • Add the chopped tomatoes add salt , cover with a plate and cook till the tomatoes become soft.
  • Now mash the tomatoes with the ladle and add the sliced green chilies, ginger , coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric and the kashmiri chili powder
  • Sauté the masala on medium heat till it start releasing the oil from the sides.
  • Now drain the water from the soaked urad daal and then add the soaked daal in the cooker and sauté for a minute on medium heat.
  • Add 2 cups of water and mix. (can add 1.5 to 2.5 cup water according to the thickness you want to have in the dal)
  • Pressure cook for 2 whistles on medium heat. (or cook till done )
  • Let it cool down completely.
  • You can add some hot water to adjust the consistency of the dal if needed.
  • If you add some water then give it a boil at this stage.
  • Switch off the heat .
  • Add lemon juice and fresh coriander and mix.
  • Serve hot daal with 1 tsp ghee on top to enhance the taste.
  • Enjoy Punjabi Urad daal with roti , paratha or naan.

Notes

Instead of pressure cooker you can cook it in a pan , in that case you may need to add little extra water and soak for about 20 minutes before cooking

Nutrition

Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 194mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 727IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 4mg