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Ingredients

  • 300 gmskidney beans
  • 400 gmsmoong split (split mung dal)
  • 2 tablespoonsground ginger
  • 1 tablespoonpaprika
  • 2 tablespoonsghee
  • 2 tablespoonsnatural yogurt
  • to tastesalt
  • 1 mediumonion, finely diced
  • small pieceginger, finely sliced
  • 200 gmstinned diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 bunchfresh coriander leaves
  • 2fresh chillies, slit
  • to tastebutter (if required for better taste)
  • 600 mlwater

Instructions

  1. Soak kidney beans and moong split overnight in a bowl of water.
  2. Rinse the lentils and drain. Add 600 ml of fresh water, ground ginger, and paprika.
  3. Cook in pressure cooker till soft.
  4. In a large frying pan, heat ghee. Add diced onions, cook till onion is glazed.
  5. Then add diced tomato and cook till tomato is soft.
  6. Then add lentils, natural yogurt, salt, fresh chilli, coriander, and butter.
  7. Stir well and remove from heat.
  8. Finally, add finely sliced ginger over to garnish.

Page is on pink paper, written upside-down. Title 'Tarka Dal'. Order of method reconstructed from the upside-down handwriting.

  • tarka dal
  • dal
  • lentils
  • vegetarian
  • kidney beans
  • moong
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Original handwritten page for Tarka Dal