Dal tadka

Ingredients

• 1 cup toor dal (or mix with masoor)
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1 onion, 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 2 Tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 3 garlic cloves, sliced
• 2 dried red chillies
• Pinch of hing (asafoetida)
• Coriander and lemon

Method

1. 1

   Rinse the dal and pressure cook (or simmer) with turmeric and 3 cups water until soft. Whisk smooth.

2. 2

   Cook onion, ginger-garlic paste and tomato until soft, then stir into the dal. Simmer 10 minutes and salt.

3. 3

   For the tadka: heat ghee, add cumin until it crackles, then garlic, red chillies and hing.

4. 4

   Pour the sizzling tadka over the dal.

5. 5

   Finish with coriander and a squeeze of lemon. Serve with rice or roti.