Pakistani Shahi Daal and Tarka

Ingredients

For TARKA (Sizzle)

• 4 red chilies (whole)
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed (whole)
• 4-6 curry leaf
• 1/2 cup oil or ghee

Directions

1. 1

   1. Soak tamarind in 1 1/2 cup of warm water.

2. 2

   2. Wash Daal and boil it with onion in 2 1/2 cups of water.

3. 3

   3. When Daal is tender, add Shahi Daal Spice Mix and blend thoroughly.

4. 4

   with a wooden spoon or in a blender.

5. 5

   4. Add tamarind juice, curry leaves and green chillies and cook.

6. 6

   5. When green chillies are tender daal is cooked.

7. 7

   For TARKA (Sizzle).

8. 8

   Heat oil/ghee and fry all he tarka ingredients until reddish brown.

9. 9

   Add to Daal.