veganvegetariangluten-freehigh-protein
Dal Tadka (Yellow Lentil Curry)
⏱️ Prep: 10m🔥 Cook: 30m📊 Total: 40m🎯 Difficulty: easy⭐ 4.7 (8920 ratings)
💰 Budget Friendly🎯 P:E Score: 5.6
10g50g100g
Servings:
1
- Yellow lentils (toor dal)62.5 g
- Onion0.3 medium
- Tomatoes0.5 medium
- Garlic cloves1 cloves
- Ginger0.3 tsp
- Cumin seeds0.3 tsp
- Mustard seeds0.1 tsp
- Dried red chilies0.5 pieces
- Turmeric0.1 tsp
- Garam masala0.3 tsp
- Ghee or vegetable oil0.8 tbsp
- Fresh cilantro0.8 tbsp
- Lemon juice0.3 tbsp
💡 Chef Tips
- • The tadka (tempering) poured over the dal at the end is what transforms it from plain lentils to a flavour-packed dish.
- • A pressure cooker reduces lentil cooking time to 8 minutes.
- • Squeeze lemon juice just before serving — it brightens all the flavours.
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