Dal Tadka दाल तड़का और जीरा राइस South Indian Style Dal & Jeera Pulao

For Cooking Dal

• In a pressure cooker, add water, toor dal, urad dal, salt to taste, degi red chili powder, turmeric, asafoetida and cook it for 2-3 whistles or until the dal is soft.
• Mash it with the help of ladle
• Keep it aside for further use.

For Ginger Garlic Paste

• In a mortar pestle, add ginger, garlic, green chillies and make a coarse paste.
• Keep it aside for further use.

For Tadka

• In a pan, add oil, once it’s hot, add fenugreek seeds, prepared ginger garlic paste and cook for a minute.
• Add shallots and cook for 2-3 minutes or until translucent. Add curry leaves and cook.
• Add turmeric powder, degi red chili powder, coriander powder, tomatoes, water and cook well.
• Add cooked dal, add salt to taste, curry leaves and let it simmer for a while.
• Transfer the dal to a serving bowl, add prepared second tadka and serve hot with tadka rice.

For second tadka

• In a pan, add oil, once it’s hot, add cumin seeds and let it splutter.
• Add button red chillies, asafoetida, degi red chili powder and toss well.
• Keep it aside for further use.

For Rice Tadka

• In a small pan, add ghee, once it’s hot, add cumin and let it splutter.
• Add asafoetida, coriander leaves and cook for 20-30 sec.
• Spread the tadka on top of the cooked rice.