Lentils or a mix of lentils cooked and tempered in the most flavourful way is dal fry. Dal is very popular in North India. Apart from being prepared at home, it is also ordered at the restaurants. Dal is pressure cooked, thereafter cooked in an onion tomato based tempering and finally tempered with some spices. Dal fry can be served with jeera rice, parathas or chapattis or any Indian flattened bread.
Dal: Generally arhar dal is used to prepare dal. However, I have used a combination of chana dal, dhulli urad, and chhilke wali urad dal in the specific ratio to make dal. You can choose any single dal or a combination thereof.
First tempering: A tempering of onions, tomatoes along with ginger chili is prepared and the dal is cooked in it.
Second tempering: For the second tempering I have used the flavors I wanted to highlight in my dal, the flavors I love in it, i.e. garlic, chili, dry fenugreek leaves.
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1. In a bowl take ½ cup chana dal, ¼ cup urad dal, 2 tbsp urad dal
2. Wash thoroughly
3. Soak for 30-40 minutes
4. After 30-40 minutes, discard the water and add soaked dal in a pressure cooker
5. Add 3 cups water
6. Now add salt to taste
7. Add ¼ tsp turmeric powder
8. Pressure cook on low flame for 10-12 minutes and after 1 whistle on high flame. Let the pressure release, open the pressure cooker
1. Heat 3 tbsp oil
2.Add 1 large chopped onion
3. Cook till onion turns brown
4. Add 1 tomato pureed
5. Cook for 3-4 minutes
6. Add 1 chopped tomato
7. Add 2 tsp ginger chili paste
8. Add cooked dal to 1st tempering and simmer for 5-6 minutes
1. Heat 1 tbsp oil
2. Add 8-10 minced garlic cloves
3. Cook for 1 minute, till garlic, becomes golden
4. Add 2 tbsp fry fenugreek leaves
5. Add 2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder. Cook for 30 seconds
1. Add 2 tempering on prepared dal. Add 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
2. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves
3. Bon Appétit!
PREP TIME 15 minutes
COOK TIME 15 minutes
TOTAL TIME 30 minutes
1. In a bowl take ½ cup chana dal, ¼ cup urad dal, 2 tbsp urad dal
2. Wash thoroughly
3. Soak for 30-40 minutes
4. After 30-40 minutes, discard the water and add soaked dal in a pressure cooker
5. Add 3 cups water
6. Add salt to taste
7. Add ¼ tsp turmeric powder
8. Pressure cook on low flame for 10-12 minutes after1 whistle on high flame
9. Let the pressure release, open the cooker
10. Dal should be cooked, soft and mushy
1. Heat 3 tbsp oil
2. Add 1 large chopped onion
3. Cook till onion turns brown
4. Add 1 tomato pureed and cook for 3-4 minutes
5. Add 1 chopped tomato
6. Add 2 tsp ginger cgilli paste
7. Cook for 2 minutes
8. Add cooked dal to 1st tempering and simmer for 5-6 minutes
1. Heat 1 tbsp oil
2. Add 8-10 minced garlic cloves
3. Cook for 1 minute, till garlic becomes golden
4. Add 2 tbsp fry fenugreek leaves
5. Add 2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
6. Cook for 30 seconds
1. Add 2 tempering on prepared dal
2. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves
3. Bon Appétit: Serve dal fry with jeera rice
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