Ember Crest recipe
Mango Pickle Dal Tadka
Yellow dal finished with a small amount of mango pickle for tang and pickling-spice depth.
- Prep
- 10 mins
- Cook
- 30 mins
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Easy
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Ingredients
- 220 g yellow moong dal or arhar dal, rinsed
- 750 ml water
- 120 g tomato, chopped
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 3 g salt, then adjust
- 15 g ghee or cooking oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 3 garlic cloves, sliced
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
- 35 g Mango Pickle
Instructions
- 1Pressure-cook the dal with water, tomato, turmeric and salt until soft.
- 1Whisk and adjust the consistency with hot water.
- 2Finely chop the Mango Pickle pieces and stir them into the simmering dal.
- 3Heat ghee, crackle cumin and brown the garlic lightly.
- 4Pour the tempering over the dal and simmer for two minutes.
- 5Taste before adjusting salt, garnish with coriander and serve.
Recipe notes
Add pickle gradually and taste before adding extra salt because pickle is already seasoned.
