
Toor Dal Kali Mirch
Toor Dal cooked down silky and finished with a proper tadka — humble, warming and impossible to stop at one serving. 45 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.
Ingredients
- Saltto taste
- Onion1, finely chopped
- Tomato1, chopped
- Garlic3 cloves, sliced
- Green Chili1, slit
- Cumin Seeds1 tsp
- Ghee2 tbsp
- Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
- Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal)1 cup, rinsed
- Black Pepper1 tsp
Optional extras
- Fresh Cilantrohandful
Instructions
- 1
Pressure-cook the dal with the turmeric and a little salt in 2.5 cups of water for 3-4 whistles, until completely soft.
- 2
Whisk it smooth — a proper dal should pour like thick cream.
- 3
For the tadka, heat ghee in a small pan and crackle the cumin, then fry the garlic and green chili to a pale gold.
- 4
Add the onion and cook to golden, then the tomato until it collapses into the fat.
- 5
Pour the tadka into the dal — listen for that satisfying hiss — and simmer for 8-10 minutes so the flavours marry.
- 6
Adjust the salt and finish with cilantro and an extra spoon of ghee.
Chef's tip
Too thick after reheating? Loosen with hot water and re-season.
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