Dal fry

Dal fry

Category: Vegetarian

Country: Indian

Ingredients:

[Ingredients]
[Quantity]
  • Toor dal
  • 1 cup
  • Water
  • 2-1/2 cups
  • Salt
  • 1 tsp
  • Turmeric
  • 1/4 tsp
  • Ghee
  • 3 tbs
  • Chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup
  • Cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp
  • Mustard Seeds
  • 1/2 tsp
  • Bay Leaf
  • 2
  • Green Chili
  • 1 tbs chopped
  • Ginger
  • 2 tsp shredded
  • Cilantro
  • 2 tbs
  • Red Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp
  • Salt
  • 1/2 tsp
  • Sugar
  • 1 tsp
  • Garam Masala
  • 1/4 tsp

Instructions

STEP 1. Wash and soak toor dal in approx
STEP 2. 3 cups of water, for at least one hours
STEP 3. Dal will be double in volume after soaking
STEP 4. Drain the water
STEP 5. Cook dal with 2-1/2 cups water and add salt, turmeric, on medium high heat, until soft in texture (approximately 30 mins) it should be like thick soup
STEP 6. In a frying pan, heat the ghee
STEP 7. Add cumin seeds, and mustard seeds
STEP 8. After the seeds crack, add bay leaves, green chili, ginger and chili powder
STEP 9. Stir for a few seconds
STEP 10. Add tomatoes, salt and sugar stir and cook until tomatoes are tender and mushy
STEP 11. Add cilantro and garam masala cook for about one minute
STEP 12. Pour the seasoning over dal mix it well and cook for another minute
STEP 13. Serve with Naan