Indian · 40 min · serves 4

Everyday tadka dal

Kept by The Bhook kitchen

Ingredients

• 200 g toor dal
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 inch ginger
• 2 green chillies
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 tbsp ghee
• coriander

Method

1. Boil the dal with turmeric and salt until it falls apart, about 25 minutes.
2. Heat the ghee, crackle the cumin, then fry the onion until brown at the edges.
3. Add ginger, garlic and chillies, then the tomatoes, and cook until the fat separates.
4. Pour the tadka into the dal, simmer 5 minutes, and finish with coriander.

Cook the tomatoes longer than you think.