India, Oct. 19 -- Indian-origin American comedian Hasan Minhaj has become the subject of lighthearted trolling after claiming that Indians sometimes order their dal with extra "dharka" on top. Confused? So were many of those who saw his video.

In a recent interview with Food & Wine magazine, Minhaj claimed that Indians, when they go to a South Asian restaurant, order dal with "dharka" - which, he said, is a term for fried onions.

Those familiar with Indian cooking know that "tadka" is often added to dal. It refers to a technique of tempering spices and sometimes chillies and onions in hot oil or ghee. "Dharka", on the other hand, is not a word in the Indian culinary lexicon.

Not content with simply mispronouncing the word, Minhaj doubl...