Dal Fry is
Indian Lentil soup. This recipe uses Towar Dal/ Arhar Dal aka Pigeon Pea Lentil
tempered with Garlic and Green chilies. You
can replace Towar dal with Moong, Chana or Masoor Dal.
Serve it with Tandoori roti or steamed hot jeera rice.
[Tip- Add coal to the dal. It gives a nice smoky flavor.]
Ingredients:-
1 cup Towar Dal
2 tbsp ghee
4-5 garlic cloves, chopped
2 green chilies, chopped
1 dried red chili
1 onion, chopped
1 tomato, chopped (optional)
1 tbsp cumin
1 tsp Kasuri meethi
1 tsp salt
1 tsp lemon juice
½ tsp turmeric
1 tsp Red chili powder (optional), if you want it spicy
Coriander for garnishing
Method:-
1. Wash
the dal. Boil 2 cups water in a pressure cooker. Add turmeric and washed dal and pressure cook
it for 3-4 whistles. Remove the cooker from the flame and allow it cool.
2. For
tempering:-Heat ghee in a pan add cumin, garlic, chillies and onions. Fry it
till onions gets golden in color.
3. Now add
kasuri meethi and tomatoes sautee it for 2 minutes on high flame.
4. Pour this
tempering over the cooked dal. Add water if required. Stir it well.
5. Lastly add
salt and lemon juice. Give it a nice stir.
6. Boil it
for 2 minutes and dal is ready to serve.
7. Garnish
it coriander.
8. Serve it
with Laccha paratha/ rice or Tandori Roti.
9. To make
it more rich Add another tempering of ghee and Kashmiri red chili powder. This
will give a nice red color and also it enhances the flavor.
10.
To give smoky flavor to the dal. Burn a coal and
add the burning coal to the dal. [make a katori from aluminum foil keep the
coal over it add little ghee on it so that smoke comes out keep this over the
dal and cover it eith lid for 5 minutes. This will give a lovely aroma to the
dal.
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