Dal fry

Name: Dal fry
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1 cup toor dal; 1 ¼ cups water; 1 tsp salt; ¼ tsp turmeric; 3 tbsp ghee; 1 cup chopped tomatoes; ½ tsp cumin seeds; ½ tsp mustard seeds; 2 bay leaves; 1 tbsp green chiles; 2 tsp ginger; 2 tbsp cilantro; ½ tsp red bell pepper; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar; ¼ tsp garam masala

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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Ingredients

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Main ingredient

1 ¾ cups toor dal

Fresh & other

2 ¼ cups water
¼ cup + 1 tbsp ghee
1 ¾ cups chopped tomatoes Shopping tip: Canned diced tomatoes (14.5 oz can = about 1¾ cups).
2 tbsp green chiles Shopping tip: Jalapeño for mild (seeds out); serrano for hot.
1 tbsp ginger
3 ½ tbsp cilantro Shopping tip: Fresh cilantro (UK: coriander). Use the leaves and soft stems.
1 tsp red bell pepper
1 ¾ tsp sugar

Spices & seasonings (7): salt, turmeric, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, bay leaves, salt and 1 more

1 ¾ tsp salt
½ tsp turmeric
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
4 bay leaves
1 tsp salt
½ tsp garam masala

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Wash and soak toor dal in approx.
5 ¼ cups of water.
Keep going for at least one hours.
Dal will be double.
Do it in volume after soaking.
Drain the water.
Heat dal with 2-1 2 cups water.
Add salt, turmeric, on medium high heat, till soft in texture (about 30 mins) it should like thick soup.
Heat the ghee in a frying pan.
Add cumin seeds, and mustard seeds.
After the seeds crack, add chili powder, ginger, green chili and bay leaves.
Stir for a few seconds.
Add tomatoes, salt and sugar stir.
Cook until tomatoes are tender and mushy.
Add cilantro and garam masala cook for around one minute.
Pour the seasoning over dal mix it fully.
Cook for another minute.
Serve with Naan.