Recipe for Dal tadka

1. Wash and boil both the lentils with turmeric and salt.

2. In a pan, heat ghee, add cumin seeds and let it crackle. Then add garlic, green chilli and onion. Sauté till onions are slightly brown. Then add tomato and stir till fat leaves the masala. Add boiled dal and stir well.

For tempering: heat ghee in a pan, add cumin seeds and broken dry red chilli. Add garlic and stir till slightly brown. Then add red chilli powder and pour over the dal. Stir in coriander and remove in the serving bowl.

Note: you can also add chopped mint along with coriander.

Recipe courtesy: Chef Saurabh Malhotra, Options, Dubai World Trade Centre