Tarka

Indian Cooking Recipe : Green Banana Tarkari
Ingredients :
6-7 green bananas
2 medium-sized potatoes
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp black pepper powder
2 tbsp mustard oil
1 tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste ...

Tarka dhal: Lentils fried and garnished with spices.
Tarka: Garnish of spices/onions.
Tart: A shallow open-face savory or sweet pie, or similarly shaped dessert.

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Hindi - chaunk, tarka, tadka, bagar
Bengali - bagar, bagar dewa
Tamil - thalchi
Kannada - oggaraNe, vaggaraNe
Telugu - popu, thiruguvaatha
Marathi - phodani ...

Tarka. Garnish of spices/onions. Tarka dhal. Lentils fried and garnished with spices. Tava or tawa. Heavy steel shallow frying pan. Tej patia. Bay leaf Thaali. A tray which holds the complete meal served in individual bowls (katori).

This lentil puree is then flavoured using salt and a so-called tadka or tarka [तड़à¤-ा], a mixture of spices fried in butter fat (clarified butter, ghi [घी]): Cumin, ...

Tarka A mixture of whole spices and/or garlic rapidly cooked over high heat. Usually added as a final seasoning or tempering to Indian dishes. Tawa A thick griddle Tikka Skewered boneless cubes of meat, poultry, or seafood.

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