Halal Indian Style Lentil Dal Tadka - Restaurant Style

• 1 cup yellow lentils (toor/arhar or mix moong + toor)
• 4 cups water + more as needed
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• Salt to taste
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1-2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 2-3 green chilies
• For Tadka: 2-3 tbsp ghee/oil, 1 tsp cumin, 2-3 dried red chilies, 4-5 garlic cloves sliced, pinch asafoetida (hing), 1/2 tsp Kashmiri chili powder, kasoori methi

1. 1Pressure cook or simmer lentils with turmeric, salt, and water until soft and mushy (~20-25 min).
2. 2In a separate pan, sauté onion until golden. Add ginger-garlic, chilies, tomatoes; cook to masala.
3. 3Mix into lentils; adjust consistency with water. Simmer 5 min.
4. 4For tadka: Heat ghee/oil, add cumin, hing, garlic, red chilies, chili powder. Pour over dal. Add kasoori methi. Garnish with cilantro.

Nutrition values are estimates.