{"id":204,"date":"2025-02-20T10:46:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T10:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/?p=204"},"modified":"2025-02-20T10:48:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T10:48:57","slug":"dal-tadka-with-jeera-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/20\/dal-tadka-with-jeera-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"Dal Tadka with Jeera Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dal Tadka (Lentil Curry)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ingredients<\/strong><\/h4>\n
    \n
  • 1 cup Toor dal (pigeon pea lentils)<\/li>\n
  • 3 cups water<\/li>\n
  • 1 medium onion (finely chopped)<\/li>\n
  • 1 medium tomato (finely chopped)<\/li>\n
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)<\/li>\n
  • 1 green chili (chopped)<\/li>\n
  • \u00bd tsp turmeric powder<\/li>\n
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds<\/li>\n
  • \u00bd tsp mustard seeds<\/li>\n
  • 1 tsp red chili powder<\/li>\n
  • 1 tsp garam masala<\/li>\n
  • 1 tbsp ghee or oil<\/li>\n
  • 8-10 curry leaves<\/li>\n
  • 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves<\/li>\n
  • Salt to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Instructions<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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    1. Rinse and soak the dal for 10-15 minutes. Drain and pressure cook with 3 cups of water, turmeric, and salt for 3-4 whistles. Mash lightly once cooked.<\/li>\n
    2. Heat ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds and curry leaves. Once they splutter, add garlic, green chili, and onions. Saute until golden.<\/li>\n
    3. Add tomatoes and cook until soft. Then add red chili powder and garam masala.<\/li>\n
    4. Mix in the cooked dal and simmer for 5 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves.<\/li>\n
    5. Serve hot with jeera rice or roti.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Jeera Rice (Cumin-Flavored Rice)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      Ingredients<\/strong><\/h4>\n
        \n
      • 1 cup basmati rice<\/li>\n
      • 2 cups water<\/li>\n
      • 1 tbsp ghee<\/li>\n
      • 1 tsp cumin seeds<\/li>\n
      • 1 bay leaf<\/li>\n
      • Salt to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Instructions<\/strong><\/h4>\n
          \n
        1. Wash and soak rice for 15 minutes. Drain.<\/li>\n
        2. Heat ghee in a pan, add cumin seeds and bay leaf. Let them sizzle.<\/li>\n
        3. Add rice and saut\u00e9 for a minute. Pour in water and add salt.<\/li>\n
        4. Cook covered on low heat until rice is fully cooked. Fluff with a fork.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Enjoy your homemade Dal Tadka with Jeera Rice<\/strong> for a comforting Indian lunch! \ud83c\udf5b\u2728<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Dal Tadka (Lentil Curry) Ingredients 1 cup Toor dal (pigeon pea lentils) 3 cups water 1 medium onion (finely chopped) 1 medium tomato (finely chopped) 2 cloves garlic (minced) 1 green chili (chopped) \u00bd tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp cumin seeds \u00bd tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp red chili powder 1 tsp garam masala 1 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210,"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204\/revisions\/210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neelumummy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}