Dal Fry is a popular accompaniment in our daily menu. The recipe shared makes a good accompaniment with steamed rice as well as chapathi.. It is a no onion garlic dal fry recipe.
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Dal fry is one of the essentials in Indian cooking. It makes a complete meal. Tur dal, commonly called as split pigeon pea is the main ingredient in dal. It is also known as arhar dal. It makes a good accompaniment with steamed rice as well as with chapathi. Today, I am sharing a simple dal recipe which is ideal for daily cooking. It is a no onion garlic recipe, ideal for the festive days too. It is vegan too.Â
Incase, you use ghee, it tastes good but it is not vegan.
How is the dal cooked ?Â
Proper cooking of the lentil is utmost important. Uncooked lentil does not taste good and may cause indigestion. To cook the dal, take a cup of split pigeon pea, rinse it in water and soak it in four cups of water for half an hour. Put it in the pressure cooker with a quarter teaspoon of turmeric powder. Cook it for three whistles. Allow the pressure to release by itself. Take the dal and mash it well with a ladle or a wired mesh The cooked dal is now ready for further use. You may add a little oil also while cooking.
Can we keep the cooked dal in the refrigerator?
Yes, you can keep it in the refrigerator for four days. Take the required quantity needed for cooking and put the remaining back.
Dal Fry
Today, I present to you dal fry cooked the restaurant style.This simple dish is an all time favourite of everyone. Serve it with plain white rice or chapati  and you really relish it.Â
The ingredients that you need are :
- 1 cup tur dal or split pigeon cookedÂ
- Â 1 tablespoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 4 green chilli cut into pieces
- 3 tomatoes finely cutÂ
- salt to taste
- coriander leaves finely cut
- 1/2 lemon juice
Method :
- Take oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, as it crackles put cumin, asafoetida and turmeric powder. After a few seconds, put the ginger followed by the green chilli.
- Now, add the tomatoes and put salt to it. Sprinkle a little water.
- Once the tomatoes are tender, mix it thoroughly. Put the cooked dal to it and mix it well.
- Adjust the consistency of the dal, it is neither thick or thin.
- Allow it to cook for sometime.
- Garnish with chopped coriander. Switch off. Add lime juice to it.
Take a tip:
- To cook dal, check the post in the beginning.
- Do not skip on ginger, it lends a good flavour.
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Dal Fry was first published in 2015, edited on 11/2/23 . The post has been modified in all aspects, better pictures, text, video.
Check the video here :
Dal Fry Recipe
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Take oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, as it crackles put cumin, asafoetida and turmeric powder. After a few seconds, put the ginger followed by the green chilli.
- Now, add the tomatoes and put salt to it. Sprinkle a little water.
- Once the tomatoes are tender, mix it thoroughly. Put the cooked dal to it and mix it well.
- Adjust the consistency of the dal, it is neither thick or thin.
- Allow it to cook for sometime.
- Garnish with chopped coriander. Switch off. Add lime juice to it.
tasty dal fry
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A simple yet fulfilling dish:)
Thankyou so much Subha
Rightly said Jayashree, this dish is loved by one and all. You have brought a smile by posting my favourite dish on New Year.
Thankyou so much Piyali, good to know you like this humble dish.
delicious heartwarming flavors – yummy dal fry Jayashree 🙂
Thankyou so much Anu
Hi Jayashree,
Good morning dear.
This is one of the most religiously cooked dal in our house and preparation is very same like you shared, it’s just we serve with rice that’s why Dal is different in appearance as free flowing. And we add kokum or kokum flower or tamarind pulp and which makes this very very tasry.. its like first boling with sufficient water, then blending, add water as per need, add kokum, coriander, curey leaves, boil again and temper with cumin and mustard seeds..
Deepa, Our cooking seems to be a bit similar. I need to try with kokum. Many thanks for your appreciative comment.
Healthy and protein-rich dal and such a comfort food.
Simple and delicious dal fry I make it similarly but for a change, I add garlic too. Tastes great with rice and chapati too.
A must have in most homes. Only that the tempering ingredients vary from home to home. Love dal fry with plain rice and some ghee.
`Dal Fry is such a comfort food with steamed basmati rice + achaar…
This is one of the healthiest and most comforting dishes for dinner. I love this dal fry recipe with steamed rice.
I will definitely try Dal fry using toor dal as I generally use moong dal. A recipe perfect for my family .