Tarka dal is an North Indian and Pakistani dish, in which a dal of yellow lentils is enhanced with a tarka of spices cooked in hot oil just prior to service.

Characteristic of: Indian cuisine North Indian cuisine Pakistani cuisine Punjabi cuisine
Application of: Spice tempering
Categories: Dalhi
Contains, including ancestors: Legume
Also known as:
English: tarka dhaltarka daaldal tadka
Wikidata ID: Q2090705
References:
Wikipedia article: Punjabi cuisine
India's Vegetarian Cooking: A regional guide; Bharadwaj, Monisha, 2006

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