I am always thrilled by the strong aroma and flavour of dal fry of our Indian restaurants. Wonder how they make this so tasty that you can have it with your roti or rice simply and you actually do not need anything else. But somehow this was never been tried in my kitchen until few days back when I was thinking of not to cook dal that very night for dinner. It makes me sometimes very boring to have dal every day in lunch and dinner. Then suddenly it strike my mind..why not dal fry tonight. That's it !!I quickly searched in internet for a dal fry recipe and got back to my kitchen and did this small wonder. Its was very delicious with the strong aroma of the masalas used just the way I like -yes the restaurant style !!!
Ingredients:
Arhar Dal: 1 cup
Onion: 1 medium sized finely chopped
Garlic: 1 tbsp. crushed and chopped
Ginger: 1 tsp finely chopped
Tomato: 1 medium sized finely chopped
Curry leaves: 10-12
Mustard seed: 6-7
Cumin seed: 1 tsp
Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Green chillies: 1-2 slits
Dry red chillies: 1-2
Kashmiri Chilli powder: 1tsp
Hing/asafoetida: 1/4 tsp
Ghee: 2-3 tbsp.
Garam Masala: 1tsp
Chopped fresh coriander for garnishing
Water as required
Method:
Wash the dal properly and cook them in a pressure cooker with sufficient amount of water upto 7-8 whistles, or cook until the dal is cooked completely and very soft. Once cooked , mash the dal with a spoon or with masher if you have it available at home. Keep aside.
In a pan heat ghee and add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Let them crackle and then add the onions and saute them till translucent and golden brown. Now add the ginger & garlic and saute them. Into this add the curry leaves, red & green chillies and mix. Immediately add the turmeric powder, hing/asafoetida and chilli powder and fry them for sometime and then add the tomatoes. Once the tomatoes started leaving the mixture put garam masala and give a nice stir.
Now to this mixture add the boiled mashed dal and mix well. You would notice that the dal got a very thick texture like a paste at this point of time as we have mashed the dal completely. Add sufficient water and some salt. Stir the dal nicely and let it simmer for 4-5 minutes till the dal gets a smooth and thick consistency. Now your dal fry is ready to be served . Transfer it to a bowl and garnish with the chopped coriander and enjoy with your roti/nan/rice.
Ingredients:
Arhar Dal: 1 cup
Onion: 1 medium sized finely chopped
Garlic: 1 tbsp. crushed and chopped
Ginger: 1 tsp finely chopped
Tomato: 1 medium sized finely chopped
Curry leaves: 10-12
Mustard seed: 6-7
Cumin seed: 1 tsp
Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Green chillies: 1-2 slits
Dry red chillies: 1-2
Kashmiri Chilli powder: 1tsp
Hing/asafoetida: 1/4 tsp
Ghee: 2-3 tbsp.
Garam Masala: 1tsp
Chopped fresh coriander for garnishing
Water as required
Method:
Wash the dal properly and cook them in a pressure cooker with sufficient amount of water upto 7-8 whistles, or cook until the dal is cooked completely and very soft. Once cooked , mash the dal with a spoon or with masher if you have it available at home. Keep aside.
In a pan heat ghee and add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Let them crackle and then add the onions and saute them till translucent and golden brown. Now add the ginger & garlic and saute them. Into this add the curry leaves, red & green chillies and mix. Immediately add the turmeric powder, hing/asafoetida and chilli powder and fry them for sometime and then add the tomatoes. Once the tomatoes started leaving the mixture put garam masala and give a nice stir.
Now to this mixture add the boiled mashed dal and mix well. You would notice that the dal got a very thick texture like a paste at this point of time as we have mashed the dal completely. Add sufficient water and some salt. Stir the dal nicely and let it simmer for 4-5 minutes till the dal gets a smooth and thick consistency. Now your dal fry is ready to be served . Transfer it to a bowl and garnish with the chopped coriander and enjoy with your roti/nan/rice.
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