Masoor Dal Tadka

Quick weeknight red lentil dal — smoky cumin tadka, bright tomato, ready faster than delivery.

Serves 4 · 25 min

Ingredients

• 1 cup masoor dal

  Laxmi · $5.50

  In stock

• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

  Iyasa · $8.00

  In stock

• 1/2 tsp ginger powder

  Iyasa · $10.00

  In stock

• Onion, tomato, cumin, mustard seeds, oil, salt(pantry)

  Pantry

Method

1. 1

   Rinse 1 cup masoor dal and cook with turmeric, ginger and 3 cups water until soft (masoor cooks fast, ~15 min).

2. 2

   Saute onion until golden, add tomato and cook to a soft masala.

3. 3

   Stir the masala into the dal with salt and simmer 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Finish with a smoking cumin-and-chilli tadka in oil. Serve with rice or roti.