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Punjabi Tarka Dal

Recipe of the week · India

Punjabi Tarka Dal

Tarka — also tadka or chhaunk — is the technique of blooming whole spices in hot fat and pouring them over a finished dish. It is the single highest-leverage move in Indian home cooking.

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