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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Dal Tadka / Paruppu / Popu

Ingredients:
1 cup  Toor dal / Mysore Dal
Garlic pieces
1/2  Tomato
1/2 Onion chopped
4 Green Chillies chopped
Pinch of Asafoetida powder
Pinch of turmeric powder
Salt
Water
2 tsp oil
1 /4 tsp Mustard seeds
1  tsp Cumin seeds
Preparation:
   Pressure cook the toor dal with a cup of water,pinch of turmeric powder ,crushed garlic and a half tomato up to 3 whistles.  

                                                     

In a fry pan add 2 tsp of oil and add mustard ,cumin seeds.Once popped,add green chillies and fry then add the onion finely chopped with salt.Fry until the onion changes color .

Take off the whistle and transfer the extra dal water and reserve that for paruppu rasam,and in the dal add the fried onion and leave it a low falme for 5 mins and switch off.
               
                                                                       

Dal tadka is ready now. Serve it with hot rice along with few drops of ghee / gingerly oil  or with chapathis.

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