Punjabi Dal Fry Recipe
The punjabi dal fry is an extremely popular recipe in North India and made almost daily and served with white rice, jeera rice or roti.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup yellow pigeon peas tuar dal
- 1/2 cup gram dal chana dal
- 4 tbsp ghee clarified butter
- 1/2 tsp cumin seed
- 1 inch piece of cinnamon
- 2 pieces of cloves
- 1 onion finely sliced
- 1 to mato finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 green chilies finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp of red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp asafoetida
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves
- 3 garlic clove finely chopped
- salt to taste
- 1 dry red chilly
Instructions
- Wash the chana dal and tuar dal thoroughly. Soak the dals for an hour in 2 cups of water. Pressure cook it for 3-4 whistles.
- Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a pan. Add the cumin seeds, cloves and the cinnamon stick.
- Add the onions and saute until translucent. Add the tomatoes, green chillies,turmeric powder and red chili powder and let it cook until the tomatoes are soft.
- Pour in the boiled dal and mix well. Add water if required. Add salt and coriander leaves and let it boil for about 5 – 6 minutes.
- Heat the remaining ghee in a small pan.
- Add a whole dry red chili, asafoetida and chopped garlic.
- Pour it over the dal and serve hot with rice or roti.