Dal fry - Dal Tadka

                        

Dal fry is another comfort recipe you can make in jiffy. A tasty and healthy food liked by everyone. This goes well with hot steamed rice, pulao, jeera rice, pulkha,.. You can cook this whenever you are running out of time.

Let us see the how to prepare this simple yet delicious dal fry.

Ingredients:

Thuvaram Parupu / Toor Dal – 1 cup

Tomato – 2 big sized

Castor oil – 1/4 tsp

Onion – 1 big size

Green chilies – 2

Curry leaves – 1 sprig

Coriander leaves – handful/ 2 tbsp

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Jeera – 1 tsp

Chili powder – 1 tsp

Garam masala – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

Garlic – 4 to 5 cloves

Asafetida – a pinch

Salt as needed

Oil – 1 tsp

Method:

Wash toor dal twice and take it in a pressure cooker. Chop tomatoes and add to the dal. Add ¼ tsp castor oil and a sprig of curry leaves. Cook it for 2 whistles.

Once the pressure released, take a kadhai and add a tsp of oil

Throw in mustard seeds. When it splutters, add jeera, chopped onion, green chilies and curry leaves.

Once the onion changes to golden, then add in asafetida, turmeric powder, chili powder, and coriander powder and garam masala. Saute for few seconds.

Now add the cooked dal, required salt and mix well.

Cover it and cook in medium flame for 10 mins.

Add a handful of coriander leaves and transfer to serving bowl.

Delicious dal fry is ready to serve. Enjoy!

Note:

You can mix Toor Dal with Channa dal, Masoor Dal or Moong dal in equal ratio and follow the same steps.