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Make Traditional Toor Dal Fry At Home With This Perfect Recipe

<span style="font-size: 10px;">Make the traditional toor dal fry at home and enjoy a cosy, comforting lunch with your family, with this recipe.</span>
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Updated:- 2021-03-27, 10:41 IST

Toor Dal Fry is a very easy lentil recipe which can be enjoyed with rice or roti. This is a traditional recipe which would remind you of your mother's cooking.

How To Make Toor Dal Fry

  • Pressure cook the dal and then add the khada masala tadka made in ghee.
  • Add the ginger garlic paste and sauteed onions.
  • Serve with garam masala, kasuri methi and coriander seasonings.

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This is an easy recipe and a comforting dish for a cosy afternoon with family.

Vegetarian Recipe
Total Time: 45 min
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 35 min
Servings: 3
Level: Low
Course: Main Course
Calories: 200
Cuisine: Indian
Author: Kishori Sud

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Toor Dal
  • 1 Tbsp Ghee
  • 3 Cups Water
  • 1 1/4 Tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1 1/4 Tsp Jeera
  • 2 Brpken Dry Red Chillies
  • Sprig Of Curry Leaves
  • 1 1/4 Tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • Pinch Of Hing
  • 1 Finely Chopped Oinion
  • 1 Slit Deseeded Green Chilli
  • 1 Tsp Turmeric
  • 3/4 Tsp Coriander Powder
  • 1 Finely Chopped Tomato
  • Salt As Per Taste
  • Garam Masala For Seasoning
  • Kasuri Methi For Seasoning
  • Coriander Leaves For Seasoning

Step

  1. Step 1:

    Wash the dal and pressure cook for 5 whistles.

  2. Step 2:

    Once it cools down, give a tadka in ghee of mustard seeds, jeera, red chillies, hing and curry leaves.

  3. Step 3:

    Saute onion and ginger garlic paste and then mix in the haldi, coriander powder.

  4. Step 4:

    Now, add in the tomato and cook well.

  5. Step 5:

    Once all done, add all the ingredients to the cooked dal and cook for 5 minutes with salt as per taste.

  6. Step 6:

    Before serving, garnish with garam masala, kasuri methi and coriander leaves.

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