Dal Tadka- Khan's Recipie

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 5
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 156.2
  • Total Fat: 0.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.3 mg
  • Sodium: 706.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 31.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
  • Protein: 6.6 g

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Introduction

This is not true "tadka", but it is my version. It's vegan, low-fat, and low calories. You can alter the spice amounts to your taste. I put the amount of spices for a "mild" flavor. Double all the spices except the chili powder to give a more robust flavor. This is not true "tadka", but it is my version. It's vegan, low-fat, and low calories. You can alter the spice amounts to your taste. I put the amount of spices for a "mild" flavor. Double all the spices except the chili powder to give a more robust flavor.
Number of Servings: 5

Ingredients

    1.5 cup masoor (orange) or toor (yellow) dal- rinsed
    3 c water

    3 tbsp canola oil
    0.5 tsp mustard seed
    0.5 tsp kala jeera (black cumin seed)
    0.5 medium onion
    1 clove garlic
    1 tsp ginger paste
    1 tsp tumeric
    1 tsp chili powder (or to taste)
    1 tbsp corriander powder
    1 tsp garam masala powder
    1 tsp cumin powder
    1tsp meethi (fenugreek powder)
    1 small can tomato sauce
    10 sprigs fresh cilantro- chopped

    2 cups basmati rice- rinsed
    2.5 cups water

Directions

In medium pot, boil rinsed dal with about 3 cups water over medium/high heat. Continue to cook and stir frequently to prevent dal from sticking to bottom of pot. Cook until soft and soupy. Add water if it is getting too thick.

In rice cooker, add 2 c. rinsed basmati rice and 3.5 c water. Cook in rice cooker until finished.

In medium sauce pan, heat 3 tbsp canola oil over medium/high heat. Once oil is hot, add mustard seeds and kala jeera. Stir. Add onions and a pinch of salt. Cook until onions become slightly soft. Add garlic. Cook another minute. Add ginger paste and stir. Add spices (tumeric, chili powder, corriander powder, garam masala powder, cumin powder, meethi) and stir. Add tomato sauce and stir. Mix very well. Remove from heat and put into blender and blend until smooth. Put back into saucepan. Add dal, once it is ready, to spice pan and stir until it is mixed well. Keep on meduim heat. Add chopped cilantro.

Serve over basmati rice.

Namaste.

Number of Servings: 5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GETFIT0121.