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Dal fry

Dal fry is an authentic food of North India. It is a staple food in every North Indian kitchen. This is a lentil recipe mostly originated in Punjab. A medium spiced food served with steamed rice, pulkas, naan rotis.


This is a very simple recipe but gives restaurant taste of dal. Try dal fry with rice, chapati, pulka

Dal fry recipe

Serves : 3

Ingredients

Pegion pea lentil/ thogri bele/toor dal - 3/4 cup
Onion -1 medium, finely chopped
Tomato - 1 medium,finely chopped
Green chilli - 2 , slit
Dry red chilli - 2
Ginger - half inch
Garlic - 4
Curry leaves - 1 strand
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Black seed - half tsp
Cumin seed - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - half tsp
Red chilli powder - half tsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp, chopped
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp (optional)
Oil - 2-3 tbsp
Salt to taste

Method 

  1. Pressure cook lentils with a pinch of turmeric along with 1 1/2 cup water for 6 whistles
  2. after pressure settles down mash lentil well with masher
  3. In a frying pan/wok, bring 2 tbsp oil to heat, add mustard seeds, after mustard seed splutters, add black seed, Cumin seeds and fry for 4-5 seconds
  4. add onion and fry till they are translucent
  5. In a mortar and pestle crush ginger and garlic and add it to frying onions and fry for 2 mins
  6. now add green chilli, dry red chilli and curry leaves and fry for few seconds
  7. add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, asafoetida and fry for few seconds
  8. add tomato and cook till they are soft and mushy
  9. now add mashed lentils, salt along with 1 cup water  and simmer for about 4-5 mins
  10. bring down from flame and add chopped coriander leaves and lemon juice, mix well and serve

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