Make tadka dal like highway dhaba at home, cook it like this, it will be spicy, the whole family will lick their fingers!

Dhaba Style Tadka Dal: In winters, if the aroma of any one dish makes the whole house fragrant, it is the hot tadka dal. Yes, the same desi tadka dal which is everyone’s favorite from roadside dhabas to home kitchens. It is easily made at home and tastes wonderful too. In Indian families, dal is not just an everyday dish but an emotional relationship. Dal fits everywhere from lunch box to dinner. So if you are thinking of making Dhaba style tadka dal, then let us know its easy recipe.

Material
1 cup pigeon pea or moong dal (some people also take a mix of both the dals).
½ teaspoon turmeric
salt as per taste
1 tablespoon desi ghee
1 tsp cumin
4–5 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
2 whole red chillies
a pinch of asafoetida
1 tsp red chilli powder
Green Coriander (chopped)

How to make dhaba-style tadka dal
First wash the lentils thoroughly, add turmeric and salt to the cooker and cook for 3 to 4 whistles. The dal should neither be too thin nor too thick. Real taste comes only in balanced pulses.

Now heat desi ghee in a small pan. Add cumin seeds in it and let it crackle. Then add asafoetida, garlic and whole red chilli. As soon as the garlic becomes light golden, add red chili powder and immediately turn off the gas so that the spices do not burn. Pour this tadka on boiling dal. The aroma that emerges as soon as it is tempered and the golden color of the dal makes it absolutely Dhaba style. Serve the dal by adding green coriander on top.

fit with every meal
To make it more tasty, cook it in the open pan for some time. Also check the consistency of the water here. Rice, roti, jeera rice or the winter special khichdi – tadka dal tastes great with every meal. This is the reason why even this simple dish creates a festival like atmosphere in the house. If you really want to enjoy the desi flavor this winter, then definitely try this tadka dal. Once eaten, you will keep licking your fingers.