Dal Fry

 Prep: 15 minutes | Cook: 35 minutes | Servings: 4

Dal Fry

S.No.	Ingredients	Quantity
1	Toor Dal Soaked	1 cup
2	Yellow Moong Dal, soaked	1/3 cup
3	Ghee	2 tbsp
4	Cumin seeds	1 tsp
5	Green chillies, slices	1 tsp
6	Onions, chopped	1 cup
7	Tomatoes, chopped	1 cup
8	Salt	taste
9	Turmeric powder	1 tsp
10	Kashmiri Red chilli powder	2 tsp
11	Cumin powder	1 tsp
12	Coriander powder	1 tsp

For Tadka

S.No.	Ingredients	Quantity
1	Ghee	1 tbsp
2	Dry red chillies	2
3	Garlic cloves, slices	3-4
4	Red chilli powder	¼ tsp
5	Asafoetida	½ tsp
6	Fresh Coriander leaves	garnish

 

Process (विधी):  

1. Put the soaked toor dal and moong dal in a pressure cooker and add four cups of water to it. The ratio of water to the branch should always be 1:4. Cook under pressure and keep aside.
2. Heat ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds to it. Fry it till it becomes a shade darker and add green chilies and onions. Cook the onions till they turn nicely brown in colour.
3. Then add tomatoes and mix.
4. Add salt, turmeric powder, Kashmiri red chili powder, cumin powder and coriander powder. Mix everything well and cover with a lid.
5. Let the tomatoes cook for 5-6 minutes until soft and cooked through.
6.  Now add in the cooked dal and mix well.
7.  Let it cook for 15-20 minutes and then take it off the flame.
8.  To make the tempering, heat ghee in a tadka pan.
9. Add in the dry red chillies and garlic slices and fry it for half a minute.
10.  Add red chili powder and asafoetida and mix.
11.  Remove from the flame and mix in the prepared dal. mix well
12.  Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot with jeera rice.

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