Dal fry
Ingredients
Ingredients | Measure |
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 |
Instruction
- Wash and soak toor dal in approx
- 3 cups of water, for at least one hours
- Dal will be double in volume after soaking
- Drain the water
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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
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In a frying pan, heat the ghee
- Add cumin seeds, and mustard seeds
- After the seeds crack, add bay leaves, green chili, ginger and chili powder
- Stir for a few seconds
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Add tomatoes, salt and sugar stir and cook until tomatoes are tender and mushy
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Add cilantro and garam masala cook for about one minute
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Pour the seasoning over dal mix it well and cook for another minute
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Serve with Naan