Dal Fry – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Take dal in a bowl and wash it really good 2-3 times with water.
• Transfer the washed dal to the cooker and add water.
• Add turmeric powder, hing and mix well.
• Close the lid and cook on medium heat until 4 whistles.
• Open the lid and beat the dal really good with beater. Keep it aside.
• Heat up butter in a pan. You can use ghee or oil instead of butter.
• When butter is a little hot, add mustard seeds and let them pop up.
• Add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
• Add finely chopped onion and fry until it turns golden.
• Add finely chopped tomato, green chilies, coriander powder, red chili powder, garam masala (kitchen king masala), and garlic paste.
• Mix everything well together.
• Cover and cook until tomatoes become soft.
• Open the lid and mix the masala.
• Add the cooked dal and water to adjust the consistency. Mix well.
• Add salt to taste and Kasuri methi. Mix well.
• Boil for about 5-7 minutes. Dal fry is already.
• For making dal tadka, heat up ghee in a tadka pan. You can use oil instead of ghee.
• Add minced garlic and let it turn a little golden.
• Add fried red chilies and fry it.
• Add this tadka on dal and mix well.
• Dal fry tadka is also already.
• This goes well with jeera rice.