Dal Fry Recipe - Dhaba Style with Secret tadka
Savor the taste of homemade dal fry with our authentic toor dal recipe, ideal for any occasion or everyday dining.
Servings 3 Servings
Ingredients
- ¾ cup toor dal
- 3½ 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.