Lal Masoor Dal Tadka | मसूर दाल तड़का । Dhuli Masoor Dal Recipe ।

Ingredients for Lal Masoor Dal

Soaked Red Lentil (मसूर दल) - 1/2 cup (100 gms )

Tomato (टमाटर )- 1 (finely chopped )

Green Coriander (हरा धनिया ) - 2 to 3 tbsp (finely chopped )

Ghee (घी ) - 2 to 3 tbsp

Curry leaves (करी पत्ते ) - 10 to 12

Cumin seeds(जीरा ) - 3/4 tsp

Asafoetida (हींग )- 1/2 pinch

Green chili (हरी मिर्च) - (1 finely chopped ) (1 vertically sliced)

Ginger (अदरक ) - 1/2 inch piece (finely chopped )

Turmeric powder (हल्दी पाउडर) - 1/4 tsp

Coriander powder (धनिया पाउडर ) - 1 tsp

Red chili powder (लाल मिर्च पाउडर ) - 1/4 tsp

Salt (नमक ) - 1 tsp or to taste

How to make Lal Masoor

Dal Making

1. Put the cooker to heat,add 2 tsp ghee to it. When sufficiently hot,add half from 3/4 tsp cumin seeds, add turmeric powder,coriander powder, finely chopped green chili,finely chopped ginger,Add curry leaves too. Roast it slightly.

2. Add finely chopped tomato, Cook the tomatoes till mashed. When ghee starts separating add soaked red lentils. Mix well. Mix and roast the dal with spices for 1 minute. We have added 2 cups water to it.Mix well.

3. Add a little from 1/4 tsp red chili powder,Add salt too.Mix well.Close the cooker,Cook the dal until single whistle.Reduce flame. Cook the dal on low flame for 2 minutes.Turn off flame. Keep the dal in the cooker itself, till the pressure comes out.

4. Open the cooker, stir the dal.Add a little green coriander to dal and mix it.Take out the dal in a bowl.

5. For tempering, Add 1 tsp ghee to the pan.Heat it. Add 1/4 tsp cumin seeds to it.1 green chili vetically sliced,Add 1 to 2 curry leaves. Slightly roast them.Turn off flame.Add some red chili to it.Pour the tadka over the dal.Mix it.

Serving:

6. Mouth drooling Red Masoor Dal Tadka is ready to be relished.You can serve Red Masoor Dal with chapati, paratha, naan or rice. This quantity of dal is suffecient for 3 to 4 members of family.