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Tarka dhal recipe
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Tarka dhal recipe

13 ingredients 15 min + 1 hr 4 people openrecipes

We are super-fond of those little pulses; they’re low in calories and when made correctly, they are as authentically Indian as Mahatma Ghandi.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

276
Calories
8g
Protein
15g
Fat
31g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 250 yellow split peas
  • g vegetable oil
  • 3 cumin seeds
  • tbsp small onion, chopped
  • 1 whole green chillies, pricked with a knife
  • tbsp cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and cut into thin strips
  • 1 garlic cloves, peeled and left whole
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 2 ground turmeric
  • 3 garam masala
  • 3 ground coriander
  • 0.75 salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • tsp chopped fresh coriander leaves

Directions

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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