Dal fry is something which is famous for its taste and the amount of nutrition present in the dal used.Dal fry is made of variety of spices to make it delicious and tasty.
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup Toor Dal/Arhar Dal
- 1 Cup
- 2.5 Cups of water
- 1 Tsp of salt
- 1/4 Tsp turmeric powder(haldi powder)
- 3 Tbsp ghee or butter
- 1 Cup mediumly cut tomatoes
- 1/2 Tsp Jeera seeds (cumin seeds)
- 1/2 Tsp Rai(mustard seeds)
- 1/8 Tsp hing
- 2 Dry red chillies(whole)
- 1 Cup mediumly cut tomatoes
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 Tsp green chilly (finely chopped)
- 2 Tsp ginger (finely shredded)
- 2 Tsp Cilantro finely chopped
- 1 Tsp of sugar
- 1/2 Tsp of amchoor powder
- 1/4 Tsp of garam masala
Method:
- Take a cup of toor dal/arhar dal wash it thoroughly and soak it for around one hour in a water(3 cups).The volume of the dal will get doubled after it is soaked in the water.Now drain the water.
- Take a pressure cooker,put the dal in it with 2 or 2.5 cups pf water adding turmeric powder and salt(as per taste). Cook it on a medium heat.
- Turn the heat to medium flame once the pressure cooker starts to steam.After turning off the heat wait till the steam escapes before you open the cooker.Thickness of the dal should be seen.
- Now take a sauce pan and put some ghee in it. Once the ghee is heated add some cumin seeds,rai seeds,hing and red chillies (whole).After sometime add bay leaf,green chillies,chilly powder and ging in it and stir.
- After that add some tomatoes,sugar and salt.Stir it and cook until the tomatoes become a little tender.
- In the end add mango powder(amchoor),garam masala and cilantro and cook for a while.
- Now you can pour this mix over the dal and mix it properly.
- Your dal fry is ready now.Serve it with plain rice or bread.