As the lentils cook, whole spices like cinnamon sticks and cardamom pods are fried in oil to make tadka — a seasoned and deeply flavored oil that makes the topping for a healthy and comforting Indian dinner you should be having all the time. (epicurious.com)
But they do not consume it like soup rather they have it as main course dish like dal fry, dal tadka etc and they prefer this to have with rice or roti (Indian bread). (favcounter.com)
we live almost in downtown, so we r right in the middle of all the touristy things no out of the way travel required.:) Richa recently posted... Black Eyed Pea and Lentil Stew with Sriracha Tadka. (keepinitkind.com)