How to Make Dal Fry

Learn how to make Dal Fry. This is one of the favorite recipes of Indian cuisine, which is served with plane rice or jeera rice. Dal fry is known as dal tadka also.

Preparation time - 10 minutes

Cooking time - 30 minutes

Serves - 4 people

Ingredients to make Dal Fry:

1/2 cup mung dal - yellow

1/2 cup toovar dal

1/2 cup chana dal -gram dal

2 dry red whole chilly

1 tea spoon ginger paste

1 tea spoon garlic paste

1 big onion finely chopped

1/4 tea spoon turmeric powder

1 small blanched tomato finely chopped

Salt to taste

1 table spoon oil

1 table spoon ghee

1 tea spoon cumin seeds

1 pinch asafoetida

For garnishing:

Fresh coriander leaves

To serve with:

Jeera rice

Method to make Dal Fry:

• Wash and soak dals together for at least 30 minutes. (To reduce cooking time.)
• Pressure cook them till the dals are tender. Keep a side; let it come at room temperature.
• In another pan heat oil and ghee and add cumin seeds, when seeds crackle add asafoetida and then add onion.
• Fry till onion turns transparent. Now add ginger garlic paste and whole red chili and stir.
• Add tomato and cook till oil appears. 
• Add properly boiled dals to it. Add spices and cook till boil.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Hot and delicious Dal fry is ready to serve. Serve it with jeera rice.