Authentic Dal Fry

Name: Authentic Dal Fry
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup tur (arhar/split pigeon peas)dal; 1/2 cup moong dal(split yellow lentils) roasted; 1 big or 2 small onions sliced finely; 1 tsp ginger julienned; 7-8 pods garlic minced; 1 small tomato chopped finely; 2 dry red chillies; 2 slit green chillies; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 pinch hing(asafoetida); 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; To taste salt; 1 tsp kasoori methi; 1.5 tbsp ghee/clarified butter; 1 tbsp coriander chopped

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

#dals
Dals are staple food in all Indian homes.It can be cooked in various ways .A medley of 2 or 3 dals cooked together makes it all the more flavourful. Authenticity depends on the tadka used which turns a simple dal delicious and flavourful.It is mostly served with roti or any Indian flat bread or jeera rice or plain rice.Normally papad and pickle are served with it.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 cuptur (arhar/split pigeon peas)dal
1/2 cupmoong dal(split yellow lentils) roasted
1big or 2 small onions sliced finely
1 tspginger julienned
7-8 podsgarlic minced
1small tomato chopped finely
2dry red chillies
2slit green chillies
1 tspcumin seeds
2 pinchhing(asafoetida)
1/2 tspturmeric powder
To tastesalt
1 tspkasoori methi
1.5 tbspghee/clarified butter
1 tbspcoriander chopped

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Steps

1

Soak tur dal for half-hour with warm water. Dry roast moong dal. Wash and pressure cook moong dal 3 whistles with little salt and turmeric. Open lid after 5 minutes. Wash soaked tur dal and pressure cook 2 whistles with a little salt, turmeric,1 tsp ghee and release pressure. Mix both dals. Fry sliced onion till crispy and set aside.
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Heat ghee and fry ginger and minced garlic. Add cumin seeds, dry red chillies and hing. When they crackle set aside half of tadka.Add chopped tomato,little salt and fry. Pour boiled dal on it,slit green chillies and boil. Add half of fried onion, chopped coriander and kasoori methi. Pour dal in a bowl. Heat the remaining tadka with ghee and pour over dal just before serving. Serve hot with roti,plain or jeera rice along with papad and pickle.