Topic: Tarka dal & Naan bread.

[littlechilie]

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I chose not to use Bay leaf but add tomatoes at the end,  Olive oil in place of the large amount of butter gee in the video works for me.

http://youtu.be/bL7x3wLsWtA


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Simply good tasting healthy food to mop up with Naan.

LC.

[Madrasandy]

Looks very tasty lc, naan breads look excellent 

[Kattis]

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I chose not to use Bay leaf but add tomatoes at the end,  Olive oil in place of the large amount of butter gee in the video works for me.

http://youtu.be/bL7x3wLsWtA


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Simply good tasting healthy food to mop up with Naan.

LC.

what lentils are you using ?? and how did you cook them ??

[chewytikka]

Nice, plain and simple LC

Theres two ways a Restaurant Chef would do this old favourite side dish.
A garlic tarka/bhagar at the beginning, like the Viceroy video
or the more common and traditional two pan method, with the tarka at the end.

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[littlechilie]

Hi Chewy, the tarka at the end is also a must for me, more garlic the better as I love that deep flavour

Thanks for the recommended Panch Dhal link I will be checking it out very soon.

[Gav Iscon]

Looks very nice lc.

I'm going to have to do some for lunch someday and the missus won't go near pulse based dishes

[Invisible Mike]

Did you burn the garlic like he does in the video LC? I always thought this was a no no. Does it taste alright?

PS I realised watching this that the smell in a lot of restaurants, that I couldn't previously put my finger on is probably burnt garlic.

[littlechilie]

Hi MM, yep get that garlic real brown if you want the smoky BIR flavour, just don't burn it as there is a big difference.

Like Chewy said its old school BIR, not many places have or take the time for such extravagance now due to speed and overbooking I guess.

I have been in only a few BIR that take the time to put a good tarka on some of there main dishes, it really stands out from the crowd.

Thanks.

[Invisible Mike]

Cheers LC. I'll try browning it next time.