- Take dals and wash them properly and then put 1 & 1/3 cup of water and let it soak for 2 to 3 hours.now take cooker add Dal along with water and salt to taste and then add 1 more cup ofwater and cook untill 5 vessels in high flame and turn flame to low and cook for 4 to 5 mins.. Now remove the Dal in a bowl.. Now heat a steal pan and put oil+ghee+butter once this gets hot put Zeera and saunf add ginger +garlic and onion saute for sometime and add red chillies saute for more few mints add tomato salt cook for 1mins add amchur powder+red chilli powder saute some time. Now put tadka in hot Dal and and cook for 2mins.Heat pan melt butter put 1 red chilli and pour on Dal when serving. Serve hot.