Egg tarka or dim tarka

Tarka with paratha

Hi friends, tarka is a very testy north Indian dish, now it is famous in all over India and other countries. It is very easy to prepare with easy available ingredients and delicious with roti, paratha, puri. Try and enjoy it.

Ingredients

Green tarka dal                          250 gm

Onion                                       2 medium size

Ginger                                      2 ½ inch

Tomato                                     1 big size

Cumin powder                           1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder                        2 teaspoons

Red chilli powder                       1 teaspoon

Green chilli                                4-5                   

Fenugreek (methi) powder          ½ teaspoon

Coriander leaves                       1 small bunch

Salt                                          to taste

Sugar                                       ½ teaspoon

Butter                                       2 cubes

Egg                                          2

Oil                                            2 ½ tablespoons

Method

Soak tarka dal in water for 2-3 hours. In the mean time finely chop onions, tomato and coriander leaves then  make powder of roasted methi and make pest of ginger. Now pour soaked dal in boiling water in cooker and cook it for 4-5 minutes. But it depends on your cooker.

pour soaked dal

In the mean time take two eggs and whisk it with pinch of salt.

egg

Put ½ tablespoon oil in pan, make it hot then pour egg mixture and make bhujia like in picture. Then keep it in bowl and keep aside.

egg bhaji

Now in that same pan put remaining oil make it hot then put chopped onion and fry it till light golden colour. Now add chopped tomato and mix for while then add ginger pest and mix it till oil come out at sides.

masala for tarka

Add chilli and turmeric powder and mix it nicely for 2 minutes add a tablespoon of water and again mix it.

add powder to masala

Now pour boiled dal in masala and mix it, add egg bhujia,sugar, green chillies and salt and some warm water. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes.

add egg bhaji in tarka

Add chopped coriander leaves, butter and methi powder mix it and cover for 1 minute.

tarka with butter and methi powder

Tarka is ready to serve with kachori or paratha or roti.