Mixed dal tadka is an excellent dish for lunch or dinner. This is little spicy but an awesome main course food to have with roti or naan. Different types of lentil are used to make this dish special.
Most of us already tried yellow dal tadka, we have also tried delicious dal fry at a restaurant or even at home. But not all people have tried mixed dal tadka at home. Not only just an ordinary mixed dal tadka, here different types of whole lentils are used.
So do you like all types of lentil (dal), if not then you can try this kind of mixed dal tadka where you can add varieties lentils and make an awesome dish with little difficulties. Whole green moong dal is not something that I will prefer for my dinner but when it is added to this type of mixed dal tadka then it becomes more delicious.
Normally I prefer plain yellow colored masoor dal tadka with roti or naan or even with plain rice. But when I want to try something different in dal then it is a great option to try for a perfect meal. But it is not as good as masoor dal tadka with plain rice. Actually, I personally do not like mixed dal tadka with rice. But it is super delicious with naan or roti.
Mixed dal tadka recipe
- 1 tbsp masoor dal, split
- 1 tbsp arhar dal/tuvar dal, split
- ¼ cup black urad dal, whole
- ¼ cup green moong dal, whole
- 1 tbsp rajma/ kidney beans, whole
- 2 tsp ginger paste
- 2 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1.5 tsp coriander powder
- 1.5 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 green chilies, chopped
- 2 Cardamom, whole
- 2 cinnamon, whole
- 2-3 cloves, whole
- Salt as needed
- 1.5 tbsp refined oil
- 1.5 cup water
- handful curry leaves
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1.5 tsp cumin seeds
- 3-4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 red chilies, whole
- ½ tbsp refined oil
- Coriander leaves for garnishing
- Wash lentils under running water and pressure cook with 1.5 cups of water till 7-8 whistles and rest it for 3-4 hours
- Now heat oil in a cooking pan, add cardamom, cinnamon & cloves and stir
- Then add ginger paste & green chili and fry till raw aroma goes away, add finely chopped onion and stir, spread pinches of salt too and cook till onion-color turns to light brown
- Then add coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and mix properly, add salt as needed
- Add cooked mixed lentils and stir to mix with all spices and allow it to start boiling over medium fire for 7-8 minutes
- Now prepare tadka (tempering), heat oil in tadka pan add all ingredients for tempering, wait till cumin & mustard seeds start cracking and raw aroma go away
- Now add tadka & finely chopped coriander leaves to spicy cooked mixed lentils and mix properly
- Now mixed dal tadka is ready, serve it with roti or naan
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