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Dal Fry दाल फ्राई

Dal Fry दाल फ्राई

Name: Dal Fry दाल फ्राई
Prep time: PT1-14M
Cook time: PT2-3M
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Ghee; Toor Dal; Yellow Moong Dal

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Prep Time: 1-14 minutes Cook Time: 2-3 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings: 4

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

1 cup Toor Dal, soaked

1/3 cup Yellow Moong Dal, soaked

2 tbsp Ghee

1 tsp Cumin seeds

1 tsp Green chillies, slices

1 cup Onions, chopped

1 cup Tomatoes, chopped

Salt to taste

1 tsp Turmeric powder

2 tsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder

1 tsp Cumin powder

1 tsp Coriander powder

For the tadka

1 tbsp Ghee

2 Dry red chillies

3-4 Garlic cloves, slices

¼ tsp Red chilli powder

½ tsp Asafoetida

Fresh Coriander leaves, for garnish

Process

Add the soaked toor dal and moong dal to a pressure cooker and add four cups of water to it. The ratio of dal to water should always be 1:4. Pressure cook it and keep aside.
Heat ghee in a kadhai and add cumin seeds to it. Fry till it turns a shade darker and add green chillies and onion to it. Cook the onions till they turn nice brown in colour.
Add in the tomatoes and mix.
Add in salt, turmeric powder, kashmiri red chilli powder, cumin powder and coriander powder. Mix everything well and cover with a lid.
Let it cook for 5-6 minutes until the tomatoes get soft and cooked.
Now pour in the cooked dal and mix well.
Let it cook for 15-20 minutes and then remove off the flame.
To make the tadka, add ghee to the tadka pan and heat it.
Add in dry red chili and garlic slices and fry it for half a minute.
Add red chilli powder and asafoetida and mix.
Remove off the flame and add it to the prepared dal. Mix well
Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot along with jeera rice.