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A taste of home: Yellow Dahl Curry

By Nirav 12 Oct 2022

Lentils Legume (Yellow Dahl) Curry is a universal dish in India. Almost all moms prepare this dish for their kids. The best part of this recipe is that Lentils itself has a dominant taste and fragrance, so you don't need many ingredients to prepare it. From the ingredients listed below, only red pepper and salt and absolute necessity, everything else is optional.

It's a cost effective, quick to prepare, protein rich, and tasteful dish that is a meal on it's own. And it reminds me of my mother!

It's just hard not to love Yellow Dahl!

Ingredients;

A tomato
Onion
Garlic
Ginger
Red pepper
Lentils
Spices/ herbs (salt, asafoetida & cumin)

Method:

1️⃣ Chop the veggies (Tomato, Onion, Garlic, Ginger, Pepper)

2️⃣ Boil 1 Cup Lentils Legume (Yellow Dah) in 4 cup water for 10 mins

3️⃣ Saute all the diced Vegetable (except for tomato) in sunflower oil on a pan

4️⃣ Add salt, red pepper, Asafoetida, and Cumin powder (you may add Tadka Masala if you got some, but not mandatory)

5️⃣ Cook them for 6-8 mins on a high flame

6️⃣ Add the soaked Lentils along with the water

7️⃣ Add diced tomatoes

8️⃣ Pressure Cook for 10-12 mins

a bowl of soup sitting on top of a pan on a stove

9️⃣ Take off the pan from the stove, and let it cool down to an edible temperature

That's how you make Indian Dal Tadkaa!

Nirav I am from the Indian city of Ahmedabad. I was a consultant with PwC India in their FCC division. Before that I had worked with OakNorth Bank and KPMG Global Services. I have written and self-published three books namely (1) A Thousand Things to Think About, (2) Jaimala (3) Katha. I like to read, write, travel, and paint in my spare time. IG @niravshares
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