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Tadka Dal
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Tadka Dal

15 ingredients 4 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

237
Calories
14g
Protein
2g
Fat
46g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 13 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Asafoetida not in our table 0
Ghee 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

  • =
  • 1 cup red lentils (lal masoor)
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 small onion sliced
  • 2-3 green chillies, chopped
  • 1 medium-sized tomato, chopped
  • 2 cloved of garlic, sliced
  • salt, to taste
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/4 tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
  • a pinch of asafoetida powder (hing)
  • 1 tbsp ghee
  • =

Directions

1

Boil lentils with onions, tomato, green chillies, garlic and turmeric powder till lentils soften and pulp. Add salt and stir well.

2

In a small frying pan, make tempering by heating ghee and frying cumin seeds, fennel seeds, red chili powder and asafoetida powder till it all starts to sizzle.

3

Add tempering into dal and stir well.

4

Serve warm over rice.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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