Dhaba Dal Recipe
How to make Dhaba Dal
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- Recipe Servings: 3
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- Difficulty Level: Easy
The goodness of dal with tangy masalas for that authentic dhaba-food flavour.
Ingredients of Dhaba Dal
- 5 cups water
- 1 cup urad dal (split black gram)
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- Salt
- For tempering:
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp garlic
- 2 green chillies, slit
- 1 small onion, minced
- 1 small tomato, chopped
- 1/4 cup tomato puree
- 2 tsp dhabba tadka mix
- Juice of one lemon
- For dhabba tadka mix:
- 1 Tbsp jeera
- 1 1/2 Tbsp dhaniya seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds or saunf
- 1 tsp whole cloves
- 1/2 inch cinnamon stick
- 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp ground mace (Javitri powder)
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
How to Make Dhaba Dal
- 1.Cook the dal with salt and turmeric in it.
- To make the dhaba tadka mix:
- 1.Dry roast the whole spices (cumin, coriander seeds, saunf, cloves and cinnamon) on a tawa.
- 2.Add the turmeric powder, chilli, javitri powder and roast some more. Add the salt. Make a fine powder of the spices. You can store this powder.
- For the dal:
- 1.In a deep pan, take a tablespoon of white butter, fry the zeera, ginger and garlic.
- 2.Then add the onions till they turn translucent.
- 3.Pour in the cooked dal, add salt, green chillies and the chopped tomatoes.
- 4.After one minute, add the tomato puree, and the dhaba tadka mix.
- 5.Top it up with lime juice.
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