How to Cook Delicious Moth dal egg tadka

How to Cook Delicious Moth dal egg tadka Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Moth dal egg tadka. Torka dal or Egg tadka dal is a a majorly popular and one of the most loved dish in India especially in Bengal and Punjab. It is mostly prepared in dhabas i.e. Indian road side small food stalls; do not mistake dhaba as restaurants.

The dal is so comforting to be had with just plain phulka.

Dal tadka with egg is a special recipe from Kolkata.

The Bengali egg tadka dal or 'torka' as we call it is a very typical Kolkata specialty that you will not get anywhere else.

You can have Moth dal egg tadka using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Moth dal egg tadka

1. You need 1/2 cup of moth dal.

2. It’s 2 of nos boiled egg.

3. It’s 1/2 cup of chopped tomato.

4. It’s 2 tbsp of chopped ginger garlic.

5. Prepare 1/2 cup of fresh cream.

6. Prepare 1/2 cup of chopped onion.

7. It’s 1 tsp of chilli powder.

8. It’s 1 1/2 tsp of coriander powder.

9. It’s 1 tsp of cumin powder.

10. Prepare 1 tsp of garam masala powder.

11. You need 1 tsp of turmeric powder.

12. It’s 1 tsp of salt.

13. You need 1/2 cup of chopped coriander.

14. You need 1 tbsp of oil.

15. It’s 1 tbsp of ghee.

16. It’s 1 inch of Cinnamon sticks.

17. Prepare 4-5 of Cloves.

18. It’s 2-3 of Cardamom.

So for all the 'probashi' or out-of-station Bengalis, you might as well learn to make dal tadka with egg because you cannot order it at. "Dal Tadka" or "Tadka Dal" is a very popular North Indian side dish where Daal is cooked with onion, ginger, garlic and spices, then a special tempering is made to pour over the hot daal.

But this Tadka dal is prepared in different way like Kolkata fast food center.

Masala scrambled eggs cooked with dal.

A Punjab speciality and is available widely in the dhabas.

Moth dal egg tadka step by step

1. Wash the moth dal and soak for 4-5 hours. Boil the dal with ample amount of water..

2. Heat oil in a kadhai and put whole cinnamon,clove and cardamom. Add chopped ginger, garlic after masala crackle. Saute for 2 minutes and add chopped onion, fry till onion colour is brown..

3. Add chopped tomatoes and all the dry masalas and salt. Cook masala till oil separated from the side..

4. Now add boiled moth dal in it and give it a good mix. Saute for 2 minutes and add 1 cup of hot water..

5. Cook well and add fresh cream, slices eggs and chopped coriander. Switch off the gas and add 1 tbsp ghee, put a lid and give it standing time..

6. Serve moth dal egg tadka with naan, roti or paratha..

It is very popular lentil dish in Northern India.

This is a very easy dish and is served hot with rotis, tandoori rotis, naan or kulchha.

The literal translation of Dal Tadka is Dal=lentil and tadka=tempering.

Tadka or chaunk (in hindi) is a term we often use in Indian cooking for the process of adding seasoning to a dish.

It mostly involves adding spices like cumin seeds, mustard seeds, garlic, chilies, curry leaves etc. to hot oil or ghee.