Carri daal ( tadka daal)

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Ingredients

Ingredients for Carri daal ( tadka daal) recipe :

• 1/4 cup red lentil
• 1/4 cup split peas
• 1/4 cup moong dale
• 1/2 cup black lentil
• 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 cups of water
• 2 tbls cooking oil Salt to taste
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 cup either oil or ghee
• 1 tbls ginger paste
• 1 tbls garlic paste
• Handful freshly chopped coriander Either Kasuri methi or
• Garam masala (optional) 

Method

Preparation of Carri daal ( tadka daal) :

1. Boil your daals ( all 4 ) with 2 cups of water and salt ( to your taste) as well as kashmiri chilli powder and turmeric 
2. Whilst its boiling prepare your fried onions, ginger and garlic with ghee, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fennil seeds
3. Once its browned, keep half of the onion mixture aside to pour on the finished daal later.
4. Once your daal is boiled, pour it into the onion mixture, add water if required and bring to the boil. Once boiled switch of the cooker
5. Garnish Carri daal ( tadka daal)  with fresh coriander, add kasuri methi (optional) or garam masala (optional) and the remaining onion mix you left aside earlier

Credit to: Zinnat’s Kitchen

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