Dal Fry





with double tadka

Dal fry is a very popular day to day meal. It provides protein and fat. When it is taken with roties, parathas or rice, it forms a well balanced diet.

This preparation is spicy, and rich in calories. You can reduce the quantity of chilies to make it less hot.

Ingredients you will need to make this dish are:

Red gram (toor dal) : . . . . . . . . 1/2 cup

Red lentils split (masoor dal) : . . 1/2 cup

Bengal gram (chana dal) : 2 table spoon

Onion (pyaj) : . . . . . . . . . two to three

Ginger (adrak) : . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 inch

Garlic (lasoon) : . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 8

Green chilies (hari mirchi) : . . . . . 4 to 5

Curry leaves (kadi patta) : . . . . . 6 to 8

Cumin seed (jeera) : . . . . . 1 tea spoon

Coriander seed (dhania) : . . 1 tea spoon

Mustard seed (rai) : . . . . . . 1 tea spoon

Red chili powder (lal mirchi) : 1 tea spoon

Turmeric powder (haldi) : . . 1 tea spoon

Garam masala powder : . . . 1 tea spoon

Kokum : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 4

Oil (tel) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/4 cup

Ghee : . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 table spoon

Coriander leaves (hara dhania)

Salt (namak) as per your taste

Soak red gram, red lentils split and bengal gram in water for half an hour. Add red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt. Boil it till dal is fully done. (You can also pressure cook dal for ten minutes.) Crush cooked dal with back of a laddle.

Now heat oil in a small top or vagharia and fry finely chopped onion till it is just transparent. Add chopped green chilies, finely chopped ginger and garlic. Fry for half a minute and then add curry leaves. Transfer this temper in dal. Add kokum and garam masala powder and cook on slow flame for ten minutes.

Double tadka in dal fry is to be done at the time of serving. Take dal in serving bowl. Heat ghee and add cumin seed, coriander seed and mustard seed. Fry till it splutter. Pour this temper on dal in serving bowl.

Garnish dal fry with coriander leaves.


Also try this recipe - Mughlai Dal


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