DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Dal Tadka
Punjabi-style yellow lentils finished with aromatic ghee tempering.
About Dal Tadka
Dal tadka is lentil dal finished with a spiced tempering. Kunal Kapur’s Punjabi-style version combines masoor, moong and toor dal, with ghee selected from his ghee-or-oil option.
Ginger, garlic, cumin and chilli give it warming, savoury depth. Tomato and the lemon finish add a brighter edge to the rich ghee.
The lentils are soft and partly mashed, producing a thick, spoonable consistency. Coriander finishes the yellow dal, with the tempering supplying aromatic contrast.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Dal Tadka
Kunal Kapur’s Punjabi-style three-lentil dal with ghee.
- Masoor dalBase
- Moong dalBase
- Toor dalBase
- WaterLiquid
- SaltSeasoning
- Green chilliSeasoning
- GingerAromatic
- TurmericSeasoning
- GheeCooking medium
- CuminSeasoning
- GarlicAromatic
- OnionAromatic
- Red chilli powderSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- TomatoBase
- AsafoetidaSeasoning
- Dried red chilliSeasoning
- Coriander leavesGarnish
- LemonFinish
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Masoor dal: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Moong dal: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Toor dal: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ghee: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed
- Cumin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Red chilli powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact catalogue ingredient mapping unresolved
- Tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Asafoetida: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named in method, absent from ingredient list; compound carrier formula unspecified
- Dried red chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Coriander leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Lemon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Recipe-specific unresolved details
- Ingredient list and method differ: asafoetida, dried chilli, coriander and lemon occur only in method; retained transparently. Asafoetida carrier formula is unspecified.
- Temperature and exact compound seasonings are not fully specified.
Origins & food traditions
A Punjabi-style preparation, as named by the recipe author.
Countries
- India
- IndiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Punjabi cuisine
- Punjabi CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.