Dal fry/ Lentil fry

       

Dal fry is the easiest and less spices required. In most of the restaurants day fry and dal tadka taste similar. For this receipe I have used Red split lentil , it taste similar to toor dhal.

Ingredients:
 1 cup red split lentil, boil
 2 tbsp of yellow split lentil
 6 cloves of garlic
 1 tsp of grated ginger
 1 medium sized tomato
 1 large onion finely chopped
 2 green chillies

 1/2cup water
 1 tsp of mustard
 1 tsp of turmeric powder
 1 tsp of kasuri methi
 pinch of hing
 3 -4 tbsp of ghee + oil
 few corriander leaves chopped for garnish
 salt to taste

Procedure:

•  Pressure cook the lentils with turmeric powder  and whisk it hand blender .
•  Heat the skillet with oil+butter add mustard , once it splutters add cumin.
• Now add chilli, onion, hing  stir in well till onion turns transparent, then add ginger+ garlic.
• Cook till  onion gets brown then tip in cut tomatoes.
• Cook till oil oozes out.
• Now add in lentil to the skillet and add water to bring it to medium consistency.
• Cook for 3 mintues, see to that it doesnt stick to the bottom. Sprinkle kasuri methi , cook for a minute.
• GArnish with chopped coriander leaeves.

Serve with hot roti (indian wheat bread)or rice