Massor dal | Yellow moong dal 1/2 cup Tomato 1 Ginger grated 1 tsp Onion 1 Garlic 3 pods Red chilly powder 1/4 tsp Green Chilly 1 Cumin powder 1/4 tsp Kasoori methi a pinch Ghee | Butter 2 tsp Salt As needed Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Red chilly 1 Lemon Juice 1 tsp
Chop the tomato into small cubes . Wash the dal and pressure cook this with turmeric powder and grated ginger. Pressure cook till 4-5 whistles.
Mash the dal nicely once it is cooked.
Chop the onions, garlic and green chilly very finely. In a pan add the ghee |butter and and saute the onions, garlic,redchilly and green chilly in a very low flame.
While it is roasting , in a separate pan add the cooked dal and add the red chilli powder, salt and cumin powder. Let this boil for few minutes. Add the onion garlic tadka to the dal and switch off the flame. Cover this and with a lid and let the flavours get infused into it. After 2 minutes open the cover and squeeze few drops of lemon juice and kasoori methi. Mix well.
Dal tadka is ready to serve. Serve with hot rotis or jeera rice.
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