About Dhaba Dal Recipe: The goodness of dal with tangy masalas for that authentic dhaba-food flavour. It is a perfect recipe when you want to have something simple yet spicy on the taste buds. 

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Cook the dal with salt and turmeric in it.

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Dry roast the whole spices (cumin, coriander seeds, saunf, cloves and cinnamon) on a tawa.

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Add the turmeric powder, chilli, javitri powder and roast some more. Add the salt. Make a fine powder of the spices. You can store this powder.

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In a deep pan, take a tablespoon of white butter, fry the zeera, ginger and garlic.

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Then add the onions till they turn translucent.

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Pour in the cooked dal, add salt, green chillies and the chopped tomatoes.

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After one minute, add the tomato puree, and the dhaba tadka mix.

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Top it up with lime juice.