Dhaba Dal Recipe

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How To Make Dhaba Dal

Recipe By: NDTV Food
Recipe Servings: 4
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Cook Time: 40 mins
Difficulty Level: Easy

About Dhaba Dal Recipe: 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 dhaba tadka mix
1 Lemon (juiced)
For dhaba 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
to taste salt

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.

Key Ingredients: water, turmeric, Salt, butter, cumin seeds, ginger, garlic, Green chillies (slit), onion (minced), tomato, tomato puree, dhaba tadka mix, Lemon (juiced), jeera, dhaniya seeds, fennel seeds or saunf, cinnamon stick, Kashmiri red chilli powder, ground mace (Javitri powder), turmeric powder, salt

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