DHABA STYLE DAL FRY

DAL is one of the regular and popular dish prepared in every home. Different varieties of dals are prepared in different places in different ways. Basically Dal is very rich in proteins and vitamins. Today i am sharing with you DAL FRY prepared as like in restaurants. This is the best combination for jeera rice as i said before. Very tasty dish which is simple to prepare and easy to cook. Tadka gives special aroma and taste to the dish.

Preparation time : 15-20 mins
Cooking time : 30 mins
Serves 2-3

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 glass tur dal/kandipappu/pigeon peas (dry roasted and soaked)
• 1 glass water
• Pinch of turmeric powder 
• FOR THE TADKA
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp urad dal /minapappu /split black gram
• 1 tsp rai / mustard seeds / aavaalu
• 1 tsp jeera/cumin seeds / jeelakarra
• 3 red chillies, broken into 1 inch pieces
• 1/4 tsp hing/asafoetida
• 1 sprig curry leaves
• 1 onion, diced into small pieces
• 2 tomatoes, diced into small pieces
• 2 green chillies, cut into splits
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• Salt as per taste
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 
• 1 tbsp ghee

PREPARATION

• Take a frying pan and add the tur dal. Dry roast on medium flame until a nice aroma comes. Once the dal gets fried take it in a bowl and add water. Let it soak for 10-15 mins.
• After 15 mins take pressure cooker and add soaked dal and 1 glass water. Pressure cook the dal for 3 whistles (dal should turn soft and mushy)
• In the meanwhile cut the onions, tomatoes, green chillies.
• Grind 1 inch ginger piece and 6-7 garlic cloves into paste. 

METHOD OF COOKING 

• Take a cooking pan and add oil. Once the oil is heat add the ingredients one by one listed above.
• Add the urad dal, mustard seeds, jeera, red chillies, green chillies, curry leaves and hing. Let them fry.
• Add onions, ginger-garlic paste, tomatoes. Mix well and let them fry until the raw smell of onions and ginger-garlic paste goes away and the tomatoes becomes soft, juicy and mushy.
• Add salt, turmeric powder. Mix well. Leave it for 2 mins.
• Add the cooked dal. Mix well and let it cook for 3 mins.
• Add sufficient quantity of water( if u want thick gravy add little quantity or if u want thin gravy add more). Mix well and let it cook for 5-10 mins until the dal gets thickens.
• Lastly add 1 tbsp ghee and mix. Leave it for 1-2 mins and off the stove.
• Serve hot with jeera rice, chapathi or roti.

TIPS

• U can avoid ginger-garlic paste if u dont like the flavour.