Dal Tadka
Rice Recipe: Comforting Indian Lunch Made Easy

Name: ~Dal Tadka~ Rice Recipe: Comforting Indian Lunch Made Easy
Total time: 86 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ cup Toor Dal (For Dal Tadka); 2 tbsp Chana Dal; 2 tbsp Masoor Dal; 3–4 Green Chilli; to taste Salt; ½ tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 tbsp Ginger (chopped); 1 tbsp Garlic (chopped); 2.5 cups approx Water; 3 tbsp Ghee; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 2 Red Chilli; 1 ½ Onion; 1 Tomato (chopped); 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder; ½ tsp Coriander Powder; a pinch Garam Masala; a pinch Kasuri Methi Powder; ½ tsp Dry Mango Powder; 1 tbsp Butter; small handful Fresh Coriander (chopped); ½ tsp Asafoetida; 1 cup Basmati Rice (For Jeera Rice ); to taste Salt; 1 tsp Lemon Juice; 2 tbsp Ghee; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; small handful Fresh Coriander (chopped)

86 mins

Cooking Time

Intermediate

Difficulty

Ingredients

Veg

Diet

Dal Tadka Rice is a classic Indian comfort food made by pairing creamy, spiced dal with aromatic jeera rice. The combination of three dals, smoky tempering, and fluffy basmati rice creates a hearty and flavourful dish that works well for lunch, dinner, or even in a lunchbox.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients

½ cupToor Dal (For Dal Tadka)

2 tbspChana Dal

2 tbspMasoor Dal

3–4Green Chilli

to tasteSalt

½ tspTurmeric Powder

1 tbspGinger (chopped)

1 tbspGarlic (chopped)

2.5 cups approxWater

3 tbspGhee

1 tspCumin Seeds

2Red Chilli

1 ½ Onion

1Tomato (chopped)

1 tspKashmiri Red Chilli Powder

½ tspCoriander Powder

a pinchGaram Masala

a pinchKasuri Methi Powder

½ tspDry Mango Powder

1 tbspButter

small handful Fresh Coriander (chopped)

½ tspAsafoetida

1 cupBasmati Rice (For Jeera Rice )

to tasteSalt

1 tspLemon Juice

2 tbspGhee

1 tspCumin Seeds

small handfulFresh Coriander (chopped)

Dal Tadka

Dal Tadka Rice Recipe: Comforting Indian Lunch Made Easy

Ingredients

Dal Tadka
Rice Recipe: Comforting Indian Lunch Made Easy