Name: Dal fry recipe | How to make dal fry
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 1 cup toor dal or arhar dal (or split pigeon peas (or ¾ cup toor dal + ¼ cup moong dal)); 2 to 2 ¼ cups water ((use more if cooking in pot)); Salt as needed; 1 ½ tbsps ghee (or oil or butter); ½ to ¾ tsp cumin (or jeera); ½ tsp mustard (optional); 2 pinches hing (or asafoetida); 1 red chilli (broken (optional)); 1 to 2 green chilies (slit or chopped); 1 medium onion (chopped finely); 1 tsp ginger garlic paste (or crushed ); 1 large tomato ( chopped or pureed (optional)); ¼ tsp turmeric or haldi; ¼ to ½ tsp red chili powder ( (use as desired)); ¼ tsp garam masala; ½ tsp Kasuri methi (crushed or dried fenugreek leaves); handful coriander leaves (chopped finely ); Lemon juice (as needed (optional))