Easy Tarka Daal

Name: Easy Tarka Daal Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3/4 cup of lentils (mix of red and moong dal); 2 cloves of garlic; 1 tsp chili powder dried chilies or fresh; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 large onion - chopped; 1 large tomato; salt to taste

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 25

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

3/4 cup of lentils (mix of red and moong dal)2 cloves of garlic1 tsp chili powder, dried chilies or fresh1 tsp ground turmeric1 tbsp olive oil1 large onion - chopped1 large tomatosalt to taste

Directions

Boil lentils, turmeric, garlic and chilies in 2.5 cups water for around 20 minutes or until soft.

Fry onion and tomato in olive oil until onions are well cooked.

Pour tarka (onion and tomato) on top of daal (lentils).

Can be served as a main dish with boiled rice or as a side dish with a curry or as a dip for naan or popadoms.

Serves about 4 as a main meal.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KNITTYKITTY.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

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