Recipe: Tasty Chana Dal Egg Tadka

Chana Dal Egg Tadka. In a small bowl beat the eggs. Add a pinch of salt, pinch of turmeric powder and mix well. Add the egg mix and scramble it.

Dal tadka with eggs is a very special dish from Kolkata. When you go to a dhaba and order for dal tadka, you usually expect to see golden yellow dal seasoned with onion, tomatoes and spices. This dal is usually completely vegetarian. You can have Chana Dal Egg Tadka using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chana Dal Egg Tadka

1. It's of chana dal.
2. It's of eggs.
3. You need of onion chopped.
4. It's of tomato chopped.
5. It's of cumin seeds.
6. It's of ginger garlic paste.
7. It's of turmeric powder.
8. You need of red chilli powder.
9. Prepare of curry powder.
10. Prepare of garam masala powder.
11. It's of chopped coriander leaves.
12. It's of kasturi methi.
13. You need of salt.
14. You need of mustard oil.

However, the dal tadka with eggs recipe is a special one from Kolkata. Alternatively boil it in a saucepan till soft. Chop the onion, tomato & coriander leaves and crush the ginger, garlic and green chillies. Chana Dal is cooked in dhaba-style with scrambled eggs.

Chana Dal Egg Tadka instructions

1. Wash chana dal well and soak for 30 minutes..
2. Drain and add the soaked chana dal to a pressure cooker with 2 cups of water and a pinch of salt. Pressure cook it for 2-3 whistles..
3. In a small bowl beat the eggs. Add a pinch of salt, pinch of turmeric powder and mix well..
4. Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan. Add the egg mix and scramble it. Fry for 2-3 minutes. Remove and keep it aside..
5. In the same pan heat remaining oil on medium heat. Add cumin seeds. When they splutter add chopped onion and fry for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for few minutes or until the raw smell disappears. Next add chopped tomato and coriander leaves and fry until tomato is soft and mushy. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, curry powder, salt and saute till oil separates..
6. Now add the boiled chana dal and give it a stir. Cook for 6-7 minutes, stirring intermittently..
7. Finally add the scrambled eggs with the dal and mix everything well. Cook for a minute or two on low heat. Add garam masala powder and kasuri methi. Cover and turn off the flame..
8. Chana Dal Egg Tadka is ready for being served hot with roti, phulka or kulcha..

The recipe is ideal to eat with roti/fulka. In the meantime, add all the ingredients that are needed to be ground. Check whether the dal is soft but not mushy. Boil masoor dal separately as this dal takes less time to cook. Boil chicken mince in little salt water.