Dal Tadka

Pigeon-pea or red-lentil dal with a sizzling ghee, cumin and garlic tempering.

⏱ 30 min · 🍽️ Serves 4
Cost at home ≈ ৳110.00 · by delivery ≈ ৳640.00

Costs are rough Dhaka market estimates (2026) and vary by area and season. Delivery price = this site's menu price × servings.

Ingredients

• toor or masoor dal — 1 cup
• tomato — 1, onion — 1
• ghee — 2 tbsp
• cumin — 1 tsp, garlic — 4 cloves, dried chillies — 2
• turmeric, chilli powder, asafoetida (optional), salt

Method

1. Cook the dal soft with turmeric and salt.
2. Fry onion and tomato in a little ghee and add to the dal.
3. Heat the rest of the ghee and crackle the cumin, garlic, chillies and asafoetida.
4. Pour the sizzling tempering over the dal and cover immediately.

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