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Thali’s smoked tadka dhal

By Thali

Serves 6 to 8

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

500 g split moong dhal, soaked in water overnight
A pinch ground turmeric
20 g cumin seeds
100 ml vegetable oil
200 g onion, julienned
5 cloves garlic, sliced
a thumb ginger, julienned
2 t red chilli, sliced
salt, to taste
500 g plum tomatoes, grated

Method

Cook the soaked dhal and turmeric in water over a medium heat until quite soft and not chalky.

Temper the cumin seeds in the oil over a high heat. Add the onion and caramelise.

Reduce the heat to medium and add the garlic, ginger and chilli and sweat down until translucent. Season with lots of salt. Add the tomato and cook for 20–30 minutes.

Add the cooked dhal to the tomato base. Check the seasoning one last time.

Cook's note: Smoking the dhal is optional but gives great dimension to the dish. Do this by using wood or coal and drizzling a few drops of oil onto it, place it in a stainless-steel bowl and immediately covering the dish with tin foil. Let it smoke for a while.

This recipe is from the My Family Kitchen in the April 2018 issue of TASTE Magazine. Former chef turned photographer, Claire Gunn, took her camera backstage to document the 'family' meal, which can forget deep connections in a kitchen team.

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