Name: Daal Fry recipe by Ms. Falguni Kapadia at BetterButter
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup - tuvar dal (soaked for half hour and boiled); Oil as required; 1 tsp - Asafoetida; 3 tbsp - Ghee; 3 tbsp - garlic (finely chopped); 2 tbsp - ginger paste; 3 - Cloves; 1 tsp - green chili paste; 1 onion - finely chopped; 1 - tomato (finely chopped); 2 tsp - Red chili powder; 1/2 tsp - Turmeric powder; 1 tsp - garam masala; For Tempering:; 2 tbsp - Oil; 1 tbsp - cumin seeds; 2 tsp - Red chili powder; 3 - green chilies slit; 2 tbsp - coriander leaves; Lemon juice when serving

ABOUT Daal Fry RECIPE

Tempered with Cumin seeds, it's a staple dal served with jeera rice. It is an all time favorite of my family.

Ingredients Serving: 4

1/2 cup - tuvar dal (soaked for half hour and boiled)
Oil as required
1 tsp - Asafoetida
3 tbsp - Ghee
3 tbsp - garlic (finely chopped)
2 tbsp - ginger paste
3 - Cloves
1 tsp - green chili paste
1 onion - finely chopped
1 - tomato (finely chopped)
2 tsp - Red chili powder
1/2 tsp - Turmeric powder
1 tsp - garam masala
For Tempering:
2 tbsp - Oil
1 tbsp - cumin seeds
2 tsp - Red chili powder
3 - green chilies slit
2 tbsp - coriander leaves
Lemon juice when serving

Instructions

Soak the dal for half an hour. Pressure cook with enough water, oil, asafoetida and salt.
Let it cool. In a kadai, heat ghee and oil. Splutter cumin seeds and cloves. As it pops, add in and saute the garlic followed by ginger paste for 1 minute.Adding chopped onion saute lightly till just transparent.
Add in grated tomatoes. Saute for 2 minutes.
Add red chili powder, turmeric powder, green chilies paste. Mix well.
Now add boiled dal. Mix well. Add garam masala. If needed add water and mix well.
For tempering: In a small vessel, heat oil. Splutter some cumin seeds. As soon as it pops fully, switch off the flame and add red chili powder and some slit chilies.
Top the dal with this tempering. Garnish with chopped coriander.
Serve hot with lemon and hot jeera rice. Enjoy!

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