Arhar dal recipe simple yet delicious

Arhar dal recipe simple yet delicious-

prep time

10 mins

cook time

25 mins

total time

35 mins

course: main course

cuisine: north indian

servings: 4

Author: Neha Sharma

Ingredients

1/2 cup arhar/tuvar dal, picked and rinsed in cold running water
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp ghee or oil for tempering
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 – 1 tsp red chili powder
Fresh chopped coriander leaves to garnish (optional)
Lime juice (optional)

Preparation

1. In a pot, add the cleaned dal along with 2-3 cups of water. Add 1/2 tsp salt and turmeric. Let it boil on medium high. Keep checking after every 7-10 mins to add more water when getting dry. It takes around 30 minutes to get fully cooked. When you touch dal, it should be soft to touch and should mush around easily. You know, it is ready to eat. You can add more water once done, according to desired consistency. Give it a good boil again. Keep aside. Taste salt and adjust.
2. It tastes best if you do tempering just before serving as it retains the maximum flavor and aroma. In a small pot, add ghee or oil . Once hot, to it add cumin seeds. Once they finish spluttering, lower the flame and add red chili powder. Cook for 3-5 seconds and turn off the gas. Watch out as red chili powder burns very quickly. Pour it over hot dal.
3. You can also add few drops of lemon or lime juice. It is optional.

Recipe Notes-

1. You can also add onion and tomato to the tadka along with lal mirch powder. After putting cumin seeds let them splutter once they are done add finely chopped onions once they turn pink add tomatoes and chilli powder wait till the tomatoes are mushy and oil leaves the sides of the pan. Add this tadka to dal and enjoy. 😃