Lasooni Dal Tadka | Indian Garlic Dal Recipe
Lasooni Dal Tadka is a popular restaurant-style Indian dal recipe prepared using lentil (dahl), garlic, ghee, and aromatic spices. Serve this yellow dal tadka with Indian bread (naan, roti, chapati) or rice for a healthy vegetarian meal.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 306kcal
Equipment
- Pressure cooker or Instant pot
- Tadka Pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup Toor Dal
- 3 cups Water
First Tempering (tadka) for dal
- 2 tablespoon Desi homemade ghee Use oil for vegan version
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 6 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 2 Green chilies, slit
- 1 inch Ginger, chopped
- 1 Tomato chopped
- 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves, finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon Red chile powder
- 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
- 1 tablespoon Dried kasuri methi
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup Water
Second tempering (tadka) for dal
- 2 tablespoon Ghee oil for vegan version
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- Pinch of Hing or Asafoetida
- 2 tablespoon Garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 Dry red chilies
- ¼ teaspoon Red chile powder
Instructions
Cook dal
- Add dahl to your pressure cooker and wash it nicely with water until the water runs clear. Drain it1 cup Toor Dal
- To this, add three cups of water and pressure cook on a medium flame for 3 whistles.3 cups Water
Making of dal fry
- In a pan on medium flame, add ghee. To this, add cumin seeds. When they start to splutter, add the garlic cloves and saute for a few seconds.2 tablespoon Desi homemade ghee, 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds, 6 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
- Add onion, ginger, green chilies and saute until translucent.1 Onion, chopped, 2 Green chilies, slit, 1 inch Ginger, chopped
- Add tomatoes, coriander leaves and cook until it becomes soft.1 Tomato chopped, 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves, finely chopped
- Now add turmeric, coriander, red chile, and garam masala powder with salt and mix for 1 to 2 minutes.½ teaspoon Turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon Coriander powder, 1 teaspoon Red chile powder, 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder, 1 teaspoon Salt
- Add the cooked dal, ½ cup water, and kasuri methi, and bring it to a nice boil.1 tablespoon Dried kasuri methi, ½ cup Water
Making the lasooni dal tadka
- Heat ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds, hing on medium flame.2 tablespoon Ghee, 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds, Pinch of Hing or Asafoetida
- When they splutter, add garlic cloves and saute until translucent.2 tablespoon Garlic cloves, finely chopped
- Add red chilies and saute for a few seconds. Add the red chile powder and switch off the flame.2 Dry red chilies, ¼ teaspoon Red chile powder
- Pour this over the dal. Mix, and serve hot with naan, roti, chapati, or steamed rice and enjoy.
Instant pot dal tadka (garlic dal)
- Wash and drain the dal and keep it aside.
- Turn on the saute mode of your IP and heat the ghee.
- Add cumin seeds. When they start to splutter, add garlic and saute until it becomes light.
- Add onion, ginger, and green chilies and saute until translucent.
- Now add tomatoes and coriander leaves along with turmeric, coriander, red chile, garam masala powder, and salt, and saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the dal, water, and kasuri methi and give it a nice stir.
- Close the lid of your IP with a vent in the sealing position. Cancel the saute and pressure cook for 6 minutes.
- Manually release the pressure after 5 to 10 minutes. Open the lid, stir the dal. If it is thick, you can water it and adjust it to desired consistency.
- Make the second tempering (garlic tadka) in a small pan and add it on top of the cooked dal.
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Notes
- I love to add fresh garlic and ginger over the store-bought paste in my recipes. For the best result, add freshly grated, chopped, or crushed ginger and garlic to the recipe.
- Dal tempered with homemade desi ghee has the best flavor and will be missing when oil is used. But if you are a vegan, use oil instead.
- We prefer and use toor dal while making most of our dal curry recipes daily. You can combine the dal or use moong dal to make moong dal tadka or masoor dal for a healthy weight loss dal.
- Dal thickens as it cools. So adjust to the desired consistency.
- Vary all the spices to adjust to taste.
- To make a simple dal recipe for a quick dinner, cook the dal in a pressure cooker and add only the second garlic tadka or tempering. This tastes best with steamed rice and roti.
Nutrition
Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 716mg | Potassium: 263mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 683IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 3mg