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Dal fry

Dal fry

86 min · Serves 6 · By TheMealDB Import

  • Vegetarian
  • India
  • Curry
  • Vegetarian
  • Cake
  • Dinner
  • Dessert
  • Kid-Friendly
  • Healthy

India, Vegetarian, Curry, Vegetarian, Cake

Adapted from instagram.com

Ingredients

For 6 servings

  • 1 cupToor dal
  • 1 cupsWater
  • 1½ tspSalt
  • ¼ tspTurmeric
  • 3 tbsGhee
  • 1 cupChopped Tomatoes
  • ½ tspCumin Seeds
  • ½ tspMustard Seeds
  • 2 Bay Leaf
  • 1 tbs choppedGreen Chilli
  • 2 tsp shreddedGinger
  • 2 tbsCilantro
  • ½ tspRed Pepper
  • 1 tspSugar
  • ¼ tspGaram Masala

Method

Prep 25 min · Cook 61 min

  1. 1Wash 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.
  2. 2Cook 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.
  3. 3In 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.
  4. 4Add tomatoes, salt and sugar stir and cook until tomatoes are tender and mushy.
  5. 5Add cilantro and garam masala cook for about one minute.
  6. 6Pour the seasoning over dal mix it well and cook for another minute.
  7. 7Serve with Naan.