Tadka Dal

There are a ton of Dhabas (Punjabi roadside shacks) in and around Kolkata. The most common food a Bong orders there is “Tadka-roti”. So it’s common for Bongs to ask for the same when they travel to North India or outside of West Bengal, expecting to be provided with the even better local version. However, all they get back is empty stares. Tadka is actually the name of tempering and not that of the dish, it’s rather “Daal, Tadka Marke”.