Dal Fry

Dal Fry

How To Make Dal Fry:

• Take handful of tur dal also called as pigeon pea in a vessel twice. Add 1 tablespoon chana dal i.e bengali gram to it. Add 2 tablespoon moong dal to it.
• Now wash the dal under running water thrice to remove the impurities.
• Put the dal in cooker along with 2 glass of water. Add turmeric powder and salt.
• Pressure cook for 4 whistle.
  Once dal is cooked remove and keep aside.
• Now heat a pan or kadhai and add 3 tablespoon oil to it.
• Once oil becomes hot add cumin seeds.
  As soon as cumin seeds (jeera) starts cracking add chopped onion.
• Fry onion till it becomes translucent.
  Now add finely chopped garlic and crushed ginger to it.
• Add small pieces of green chilly.
  Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Add finely chopped tomato. Cook for more 4-5 minutes till tomato becomes soft.
• Now put dry spices, coriander powder and red chilly powder. Put oil and cook for more 1 minute.
• Now put the cooked dal into it gradually and keep stirring.
• Let dal cook for more 10 minutes. Put tadka to the dal. Heat oil for tadka, add 1 dry red chilly broken into 2 pieces.
• Add 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida and 1/4 teaspoon red chilly powder to it. Once it becomes hot switch off the flame and add tadka to the dal.
• Switch off the flame. Dal fry is ready to be served. Have it with plain steamed rice or jeera rice.