Tarka dal. Tarka dal is a great storecupboard standby dinner - it's also great for vegans, vegetarians and anyone on a budget. Cheap, delicious and healthy - tarka dal is the perfect comfort food supper. Toor dal (or arhar dal) was made in my house everyday.

Tarka or "tadka" is a way of cooking in which spiced butter is used to season a dish. This one is a classic, comforting lentil dish. It's fantastic with fresh coriander leaves and hot naan bread. You can have Tarka dal using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Tarka dal

Prepare of Aprox 400g red lentils.
Prepare of Hot water.
Prepare 2 tsp of tumeric.
Prepare 2 tsp of garam masala.
Prepare 2 tsp of cumin seeds.
It's 2 tsp of salt.
Prepare of Hot chilli powder/ chillies.
It's 1 tbsp of butter.

Dal Tadka Recipe tried and tested by many readers. This restaurant style dal tadka is a smooth and creamy dal tempered with spices and has a smoky charcoal flavor. Tarka daal, is one of our favourite soul-warming, stomach-filling, store-cupboard dinner wins. Daal - which is commonly spelt as dal, or dhal - is a word that both describes an ingredient AND a dish.

Tarka dal instructions

Rinse the lentils through a sift until the water runs clear.
Add the lentils into a large pan and pot boiling water in. Half boiling water half lentils..
Leave to boil for around five minuets and remove all of the foam from the top..
Add the turmeric, garam masala, cumin seeds and salt. Add the chillies/ chilli power depending on how spicy you like your curry. You can also add coriander if you like it. Leave this on a low heat for 30 mins..
Chop one onion and two garlic cloves in vegetable oil, frying to onions first then adding the garlic..
Add a big spoon of butter into the friend onions and garlic..
Pour the butter onions and garlic into your daal and leave for another 30mins..
I like to have my daal with a buttery naan but you could have with chapatis or rice too..

Anjum Anand's easy tarka dhal recipe. The masur dal (aka. red lentils) is perhaps one of the most common pulses in an Indian kitchen and is a good source of protein, essential amino acids, potassium. Lentils can be a very important part of a vegetarian diet, so here is a quick guide to those lovely pulses and a basic recipe for a wicked tarka dhal. That wonderful, creamy, spiced lentil dish that goes beautifully with every Indian meal. Tarka dhal is super simple to make.