Dal Fry

Name: Dal Fry
Prep time: 240 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 270 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Masoor Dal (or masoor, or masoor whole chilka masoor sabit masoor ); 1 Onion (medium finally chopped); 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 2 Tomato (finally chopped medium); 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder (powder); 1/2 tsp Coriander (powder); 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; red chili powder (lal powder as per taste); 1 Tez Patta 1 (tez patta); 1 Cardamom (or badi badi); 2 tbsp Mustard Oil; 1 tbsp Butter (or ghee ghee); 5 pods Garlic; 1 Whole red chilli; 1/4 tsp Jeera; 1 pinch asafoetida; 1-2 tsp Salt (or as per taste); 3 slice Mango (dry aam ki sookhi khatai)

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About Dal Fry

If you happen to be in the state of Uttar Pradesh you will find dal fry made of whole masoor dal or masoor chilka. Have it once in some highway dhaba you will be in love with this dal . here is how you can made it at home also like those dhabas..

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time4 hours hrs

Cook Time30 minutes mins

Total Time4 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Served AsBreakfast Brunch Dinner Lunch

Recipe TasteSalty Sour Spicy Sweet Tangy

Servings - 2

Ingredients

▢ 1 cup Masoor Dal or masoor, or masoor whole chilka masoor sabit masoor
▢ 1 Onion medium finally chopped
▢ 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
▢ 2 Tomato finally chopped medium
▢ 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder powder
▢ 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
▢ 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
▢ red chili powder lal powder as per taste
▢ 1 Tez Patta 1 tez patta
▢ 1 Cardamom or badi badi
▢ 2 tbsp Mustard Oil
▢ 1 tbsp Butter or ghee ghee
▢ 5 pods Garlic
▢ 1 Whole red chilli
▢ 1/4 tsp Jeera
▢ 1 pinch asafoetida
▢ 1-2 tsp Salt or as per taste
▢ 3 slice Mango dry aam ki sookhi khatai

Instructions

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Pick any stones, wash & soak masoor dal for 4 hours.
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In a pressure cooker put soaked dal with 2cups of water, dry mango slice salt . Cook on high flame till first whistle . lower the flame & cook for 4 more whistle. Switch off the flame. Let pressure release. Open lid & mash dal a little with a laddle
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FIRST TADKA: Heat a pan/wok. Add 2 tbsp oil. Add tez patta & badi elaichi. Add onion & fry till golden brown. Add ginger garlic Paste & tomatoes.Mix well
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Add masala powders[ dhania haldi garam masala chili hing]. Add some salt. Add some water to avaoid masala to burn. Fry till it starts leaving the sides of pan/wok.
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Now mix boiled dal in this & adjust the consistency by adding water if needed. Bring it to boil on medium flame. Swich off the flame & cover dal
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FOR the SECOND TADKA: Heat a tadka pan, add ghee/ butter & immediately add jeera garlic & whole red chilli. the moment garlic turns brown immediately pour this tadka in dal & cover. Open the lid after 10 min. Mix well
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Serve hot with rice.

Recipe Notes

Masoor dal takes time to cook so pressure cooking is better.
Don’t heat ghee or butter too much it gets burnt.

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5 Comments

Saiyaara Kripa

January 29, 2024 / 1:53 pm Log in to Reply

This looks delightful! Thanks for the recipe.
SANJAY SHAHI

November 3, 2021 / 3:49 pm Log in to Reply

This is so tempting! Thank you.
Emily Sutton

February 8, 2018 / 12:25 pm Log in to Reply

This looks so appetizing! Thank you.
Rishav Jain

July 23, 2017 / 11:54 pm Log in to Reply

Looks incredible! Thanks for the details.
Akshit Dhiman

July 21, 2017 / 6:57 am Log in to Reply

This is exactly what I was looking for!