Taste and adjust the seasoning as necessary. Serve the tarka dal alongside the cooked rice. In September 2023 this recipe was costed at an average of £4.53 when checking prices at three UK ...

Place the lentils and 900ml/1¾ pints of water into a saucepan, stir well and bring to the boil. Skim off any froth that forms on the surface of the water with a spoon. Cover the pan with a lid ...

Home-style Punjabi lentils. One of the most basic types of dal, golden, muted and soothing. Requires 1 hour soaking time. 20 mins 1 hr 2 -4 Soak 200g chana dal for an hour in water that you’ve ...

Recipe from Fresh India by Meera Sodha, published by Fig Tree. Order your copy from books.telegraph.co.uk Sign up to the ...