Dal fry
Ingredients:
- Toor dal - 1 cup
- Water - 2-1/2 cups
- Salt - 1 tsp
- Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
- Ghee - 3 tbs
- Chopped tomatoes - 1 cup
- Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Bay Leaf - 2
- Green Chilli - 1 tbs chopped
- Ginger - 2 tsp shredded
- Cilantro - 2 tbs
- Red Pepper - 1/2 tsp
- Salt - 1/2 tsp
- Sugar - 1 tsp
- Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp
Instructions
- Wash and soak toor dal in approx
- 3 cups of water, for at least one hours
- Dal will be double in volume after soaking
- Drain the water
- Cook dal with 2-1/2 cups water and add salt, turmeric, on medium high heat, until soft in texture (approximately 30 mins) it should be like thick soup
- In a frying pan, heat the ghee
- Add cumin seeds, and mustard seeds
- After the seeds crack, add bay leaves, green chili, ginger and chili powder
- Stir for a few seconds
- Add tomatoes, salt and sugar stir and cook until tomatoes are tender and mushy
- Add cilantro and garam masala cook for about one minute
- Pour the seasoning over dal mix it well and cook for another minute
- Serve with Naan