Dal Fry

Dal fry is a famous dish in roadside eateries. It goes well with both roti and rice. Here is my simple recipe.

Ingredients:

Split Pigeon peas/ Togari bele/ toor dal: 1cup

Butter:2 tbsp

Garlic: 6-8 cloves

Ginger: 1inch

Onion: 1 medium

Green chillies: 3-4

Cumin: 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder: 1 tbsp

Cumin powder: 1 tsp

Garam masala: 1/4 tsp

Lemon juice: 2 tsp

Coriander leaves: 2 tsp for garnishing

Method:

1. Soak dal in enough water for 15 minutes and pressure cook.

2. Fine Chop garlic, ginger, chillies and onion.

3. Heat butter in a wok and add cumin seeds and fry.

4. Next add in chopped garlic and chillies and sauté until garlic is golden in color

5. Then add chopped onion and ginger and fry until onions are cooked well.

6. Mix in turmeric, coriander powder and cumin powder and sauté for a min on low flame

7. Add cooked Pegion pea/dal, add salt and bring to boil

8. Mix in garam masala powder and let it simmer covered for 5 minutes and turn off the gas.

9. Add lemon juice and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

10. Serve hot with plain or flavored rice or with roti.