Punjabi / North Indian IndianLunchVegetarian

Dal Tadka with Rice

Name: Dal Tadka with Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Punjabi / North Indian)
Ingredients: 1 cup yellow lentils; 1 each onion; 1 each tomato; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1.5 cups basmati rice

Authentic punjabi / north indian indian lunch you can cook at home in about 30 minutes. 5 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

30 min

Serves

Per serving

140 kcal

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients (3 servings)

1 cupyellow lentils
1 eachonion
1 eachtomato
1 tspcumin seeds
1.5 cupsbasmati rice

Instructions

1
Boil lentils with turmeric until soft.
2
In separate pan, heat oil and add cumin seeds.
3
Add onion and tomato, cook until soft.
4
Pour tempering over dal.
5
Serve with steamed rice.

Nutrition per serving

140

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

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