About Dal Tadka
Dal tadka is yellow lentils, usually toor or moong dal, cooked until soft and finished with a tadka: ghee or oil sizzled with cumin, garlic, chili and spices, poured over just before serving.
Regional versions
Every region has its own dal. Dal fry is cooked with onion and tomato, sambar is the South Indian version with tamarind and vegetables, and Gujarati dal is slightly sweet.
What to order with it
Order it with jeera rice or roti. It is a lighter choice next to rich curries like butter chicken or malai kofta.
On the menu: 113 places
Bergen County, NJ
Dish photo: Vindaloo♡ SaveMantraOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Veg Biryani♡ SaveKinara Indian RestaurantOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menu
Brooklyn, NY
Dish photo: Veg Biryani♡ SaveNimboodaOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveDesi GrillOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Butter Chicken♡ SaveTikka Indian GrillListed on their menu as dal tadkaFull menuDish photo: Pani Puri♡ SaveBadshahOn their menu: Lasooni Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Biryani♡ SaveBay LeafOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Goat Biryani♡ SaveAuthentic Indian Food, Chicken & PizzaOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveNiahmah RestaurantOn their menu: 11. Dal Tadka CurryFull menuDish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveMoharani Indian RestaurantOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Biryani♡ SaveAshoka GrillOn their menu: 12. Yellow DalFull menu
Essex County, NJ
Dish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveBasil Indian & Thai GrillOn their menu: Dhaba Dal FryFull menuDish photo: Veg Biryani♡ SaveMasala CafeOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menu
Hudson County, NJ
Dish photo: Paneer Tikka♡ SaveHyderabad HouseOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Butter Chicken♡ SaveCurry On RestaurantListed on their menu as dal tadkaFull menuDish photo: Chole Bhature♡ SaveSapthagiriOn their menu: 22. Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Butter Chicken♡ SaveParatha JunctionListed on their menu as dal tadkaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveRasoiOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveNankingOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Pani Puri♡ SaveCanteenOn their menu: Yellow Dal (Monday Lunch Only), Yellow Dal Vegetarian (Monday Lunch Only), Yellow Dal Vegetarian (Tuesday Lunch Only)Full menuDish photo: Masala Dosa♡ SaveParadise Biryani PointeOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Tandoori Chicken♡ SaveAmiya Contemporary Indian CuisineOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Masala Dosa♡ SaveBengali Sweet HouseOn their menu: Moong Dal Fry - 1 Pound, Chana Dal Fry/Tadka - 1 PoundFull menuDish photo: Tandoori Chicken♡ SaveAngethiOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveMausam IndianOn their menu: Dal FryFull menu
Manhattan, NY
Dish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveManhattan ValleyOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Chole Bhature♡ SaveKailash ParbatOn their menu: Lasooni Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Butter Chicken♡ SaveBhattiOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Veg Biryani♡ SaveSpice SymphonyOn their menu: Yellow Dal TarkaFull menuDish photo: Paneer Tikka♡ SaveTaco MahalOn their menu: Rice and LentilsFull menuDish photo: Masala Dosa♡ SaveAdyar Ananda BhavanOn their menu: Yellow DalFull menuDish photo: Idli♡ SaveMint MasalaOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Kadai♡ SaveSwagatListed on their menu as dal tadkaFull menuDish photo: Tandoori Chicken♡ SaveHimalayan Curry HouseOn their menu: 9. Dal Tadka CuryFull menuDish photo: Chicken Biryani♡ SaveBombay Grill HouseOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Paneer Tikka♡ SaveDesi GalliOn their menu: Yellow Dal CurryFull menuDish photo: Kadai♡ SaveAhimsaOn their menu: Dal Tadka, Yellow Dal, Jain Yellow Dal and 1 moreFull menuDish photo: Vada Pav♡ SaveAhimsaOn their menu: Yellow DalFull menuDish photo: Paneer Tikka♡ SaveAnarOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveBenaresOn their menu: Yellow Dal Tadka, Yellow DalFull menuDish photo: Goat Biryani♡ SaveSpice SymphonyOn their menu: Yellow Dal TarkaFull menuDish photo: Veg Biryani♡ SaveCurry KingListed on their menu as dal tadkaFull menuDish photo: Malai Kofta♡ SaveDoaba DeliOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Biryani♡ SaveAngaarOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Seekh Kebab♡ SaveChola Coastal Indian CuisineOn their menu: Hingwali Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Butter Chicken♡ SaveMalai MarkeOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Chilli Chicken♡ SaveINDAYOn their menu: Karma BowlFull menuDish photo: Tandoori Chicken♡ SaveDarbarListed on their menu as dal tadkaFull menuDish photo: Fish Curry♡ SaveMilonOn their menu: Dal DanskFull menuDish photo: Butter Chicken♡ SaveLahana Authentic Indian CuisineListed on their menu as dal tadkaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveDawatOn their menu: Yellow DalFull menuDish photo: Chicken Biryani♡ SaveBombay's Indian RestaurantOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Kadai♡ SaveDesi Deli Punjabi Dhabha IndianOn their menu: 34. Yellow DalFull menuDish photo: Kadai♡ SaveNirvanaOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Tandoori Chicken♡ SaveMasala Times Greenwich VillageOn their menu: Burmese Samosa, Shrimp Saag BoxFull menuDish photo: Vindaloo♡ SaveCopper ChimneyOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Goat Biryani♡ SaveParadise Biryani PointeOn their menu: Paradise Dal FryFull menuDish photo: Fish Curry♡ SaveAngon on the SixthOn their menu: Dal Fry Angon SpecialFull menuDish photo: Veg Biryani♡ SaveMadras MahalOn their menu: Yellow Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SavePunjabi TadkaOn their menu: Yellow Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Tandoori Chicken♡ SaveAndaz IndianOn their menu: Yellow DalFull menuDish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveDakshinOn their menu: Yellow Dal Lunch SpecialFull menuDish photo: Chicken Biryani♡ SaveShalom BombayOn their menu: Yellow DalFull menuDish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveSpice CoveOn their menu: Yellow Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Tandoori Chicken♡ SaveTambaOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Idli♡ SaveAaheli Indian RestaurantOn their menu: Yellow Dal Tarka of 9th AvenueFull menuDish photo: Lamb Rogan Josh♡ SaveIndigo Indian BistroOn their menu: Yellow DalFull menuDish photo: Veg Biryani♡ SaveTandooriOn their menu: Yellow Dal PunjabiFull menuDish photo: Veg Biryani♡ SaveBasera Indian BistroOn their menu: Yellow DalFull menuDish photo: Tandoori Chicken♡ SaveApna Masala Indian CuisineOn their menu: 10. Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveBombay PalaceOn their menu: Yellow DalFull menuDish photo: Tandoori Chicken♡ SaveAgra's Bay LeafOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Veg Biryani♡ SaveAmlaOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Pani Puri♡ SavePapadamOn their menu: Yellow Dal TadkaFull menu
Mercer County, NJ
Dish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveVatan Indian Vegeterian Cuisine & BakeryOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Masala Dosa♡ SavePalace Of IndiaOn their menu: Yellow Dal FryFull menu
Middlesex County, NJ
Dish photo: Chicken Biryani♡ SaveMoghul ExpressOn their menu: Yellow Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveJhopriOn their menu: Yellow Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Pani Puri♡ SaveRasoi 2On their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Lamb Rogan Josh♡ SaveUrban SpiceOn their menu: Yellow Dal-Urban Ka TadkaFull menuDish photo: Butter Chicken♡ SaveNankingOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Paneer Tikka♡ SaveChowpattyOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Goat Biryani♡ SaveMoghul RestaurantOn their menu: Lasooni Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Chole Bhature♡ SaveDelhi Garden Indian RestaurantOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Korma♡ SaveAkbar RestaurantOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Vada Pav♡ SaveKailash Parbat NJOn their menu: Lasooni Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Goat Biryani♡ SaveRajvilaasOn their menu: Yellow Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Idli♡ SaveMalabarOn their menu: Dal FryFull menuDish photo: Chicken Biryani♡ SaveBombay GrillOn their menu: Yellow Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Veg Biryani♡ SaveSpice CultureOn their menu: Yellow Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Seekh Kebab♡ SaveDoon Indian GrillOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menu
Monmouth County, NJ
Dish photo: Lamb Rogan Josh♡ SaveBombay RiverOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Veg Biryani♡ SaveAangaraOn their menu: Vegan Dal Fry, Dal TadkaFull menu
Morris County, NJ
Dish photo: Butter Chicken♡ SaveJashanOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Paneer Tikka♡ SaveRajni Indian CuisineOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Seekh Kebab♡ SaveCaffe IndiaOn their menu: Dal TadkaFull menu
Queens, NY
Dish photo: Korma♡ SaveNew Asian FoodListed on their menu as dal tadkaFull menuDish photo: Tandoori Chicken♡ SaveCurry Leaf Indian CuisineOn their menu: Yellow Dal TarkaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Biryani♡ SaveRaj's Indian KitchenListed on their menu as dal tadkaFull menuDish photo: Pani Puri♡ SaveTandoori HutOn their menu: Yellow Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Veg Biryani♡ SaveNamasteOn their menu: 44. Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Pani Puri♡ SaveDosa DelightOn their menu: Palak Dal Tadka, Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Butter Chicken♡ SaveSunshineOn their menu: Dal Fry SpecialFull menuDish photo: Goat Biryani♡ SaveParadise Biryani PointeOn their menu: Paradise Dal FryFull menuDish photo: Seekh Kebab♡ SaveTawa TandoorOn their menu: Yellow Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Pani Puri♡ SaveMaharajaOn their menu: Yellow DalFull menuDish photo: Kadai♡ SavePhalwanOn their menu: Dal FryFull menuDish photo: Chicken Biryani♡ SaveFive Star DinerOn their menu: Yellow DalFull menuDish photo: Veg Biryani♡ SaveJassi's World Famous DeliOn their menu: 26. Dal TadkaFull menuDish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveGolden Terrace RestaurantOn their menu: Yellow Dal TarkaFull menuDish photo: Seekh Kebab♡ SaveIndian Curry ExpressOn their menu: 47. Tadka Daal (Yellow Dal)Full menu
Staten Island, NY
Westchester County, NY
Usually served: 285 more
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How this list is made
We started from public records, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps, searched town by town for places those records miss, and read each restaurant's menu from its website or online ordering page. Places whose opening hours we could not confirm recently say so, and we check them again every month. Dishes marked "on the menu" come from the restaurant's own website or ordering page. "Usually served" is our best guess from the style of the place, so call ahead if you have your heart set on it.
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