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dal fry recipe | dal recipe | toor dal fry or arhar dal fry

easy dal fry recipe | dal recipe | toor dal fry or arhar dal fry
Course dal
Cuisine north indian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 3 Servings
Author HEBBARS KITCHEN

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup toor dal
  • cup water
  • 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 1 tsp mustard / rai
  • 1 tsp jeera / cumin
  • 1 dried red chilli broken
  • few curry leaves
  • pinch of hing / asafoetida
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 green chilli slit
  • ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tomato finely chopped
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp garam masala
  • 1 tbsp coriander finely chopped
  • 1 tsp kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves

Instructions

  • firstly in a pressure cook ¾ cup toor dal and 3 cup water for 5 whistles.
  • now in another kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp jeera, 1 dried red chilli, few curry leaves and pinch of hing.
  • add in 1 onion followed by 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and 1 green chilli. saute well.
  • further add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder and ½ tsp coriander powder. saute on low flame.
  • additionally add 1 tomato and saute till it turns soft and mushy.
  • add the cooked dal along with 1 tsp salt. mix well.
  • simmer for 5 minutes or till dal turns smooth and absorbs flavour.
  • now add ¼ tsp garam masala, 1 tbsp coriander and 1 tsp crushed kasuri methi.
  • finally, serve dal fry with hot jeera rice or ghee rice.