Main meal

Chana dal tadka

Name: Chana dal tadka
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup chana dal; 1 piece onion; 2 piece tomato; 1 piece ginger; 3 piece garlic; 0.5 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 0.5 tsp mustard seeds; 0.5 tsp red chilli powder; 1 piece green chilli; 1 tsp salt; 1 tbsp ghee or oil; 4 cup water; 0.25 tsp hing

Split chickpeas boiled until just tender, then finished with onion, tomato, garlic and a cumin tadka. A high-protein dal with no wheat.

40 min

0 of 4 steps done

4 servings

Heat: Medium

Approximate nutrition

A rough guide per original serving, not a lab test.

Energy230 per serving
Protein13g per serving
Carbs32g per serving
Fibre8g per serving

Ingredients

Method

1.Rinse the chana dal and boil it with turmeric and water until a grain mashes but still holds its shape. Add salt.
2.Heat ghee or oil, splutter mustard and cumin, then add hing, garlic, ginger, green chilli and onion.
3.Add tomato and chilli powder and cook until the masala is thick.
4.Pour the tadka over the dal and simmer for 5 minutes. The grains should stay visible in the bowl.

Chana dal tadka

Approximate nutrition

Ingredients

Method

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