Dal fry
An India dinner made with beans & lentils. Ready in about 55 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 25 minPrep (about)
- 30 minCook (about)
- 55 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 1 cup toor dal
Fresh & other
- 1 ¼ cups water
- 3 tbsp ghee
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes Shopping tip: Canned diced tomatoes (14.5 oz can = about 1¾ cups).
- 1 tbsp green chiles Shopping tip: Jalapeño for mild (seeds out); serrano for hot.
- 2 tsp ginger
- 2 tbsp cilantro Shopping tip: Fresh cilantro (UK: coriander). Use the leaves and soft stems.
- ½ tsp red bell pepper
- 1 tsp sugar
Spices & seasonings (7): salt, turmeric, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, bay leaves, salt and 1 more
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp garam masala
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Wash and soak toor dal in approx.
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3 cups of water.
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Keep going for at least one hours.
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Dal will be double.
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Do it in volume after soaking.
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Drain the water.
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Heat dal with 2-1 2 cups water.
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Add salt, turmeric, on medium high heat, till soft in texture (about 30 mins) it should like thick soup.
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Heat the ghee in a frying pan.
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Add cumin seeds, and mustard seeds.
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After the seeds crack, add chili powder, ginger, green chili and bay leaves.
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Stir for a few seconds.
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Add tomatoes, salt and sugar stir.
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Cook until tomatoes are tender and mushy.
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Add cilantro and garam masala cook for around one minute.
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Pour the seasoning over dal mix it fully.
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Cook for another minute.
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Serve with Naan.
On the side: Naan
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (5 min)
- Warm the naan in a hot pan or the oven for 1 to 2 minutes.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.