Dal fry recipe

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A detailed recipe for Dal fry is presented, complete with step-by-step pictures.This recipe utilizes togari bele or toor dal and results in a delicious side dish resembling the flavors of a hotel-style preparation, suitable for serving with chapati or rice. The dal fry consists of toor dal, onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, green chili, red chili powder, garam masala, curry leaves, and a few other ingredients.

This recipe is particularly convenient when there's a shortage of vegetables, yet it remains healthy, flavorful, and easy to prepare. Kids will delight in this simple, nutritious, and tasty dal. While the recipe calls for ginger garlic paste, you have the option to replace it with chopped ginger and garlic. Alternatively, if you prefer to omit garlic altogether, feel free to do so.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Indian

Servings cup

Calories 245 kcal

Ingredients

1/2 cup toor dal
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 onion chopped
7 – 8 curry leaves
1 green chilli
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tomato chopped
1/4 tsp turmeric
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp salt (or as per your taste)
1 tbsp cooking oil
1 tbsp coriander leaves

Instructions

Rinse toor dal.
Add in a cup of water, few drops of oil and big pinch of turmeric.
Cook until soft by making 3 – 4 whistles.
Heat a tbsp of oil. Prepare tempering with mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
Next add in chopped onion, green chillies and some curry leaves. Fry until onions turn soft.
Next add in ginger garlic paste (or chopped ginger and garlic). Give a quick mix.
Followed by add in chopped tomato. Fry until tomatoes are soft.
Add in red chilli powder.
Add in garam masala powder. Give a quick mix.
Add in cooked dal and required water.
Add in salt as per taste.
Bring it to boil.
Switch off the stove. Sprinkle corinder leaves. Serve it with hot steaming rice or chapati.