Comforting Dal Fry
Silky yellow lentils topped with a sizzling, fragrant spiced tomato and ginger tempering.
Ingredients
200g toor dal (pigeon peas), rinsed500g
600ml watertap
1/4 tsp ground turmeric45g
3 tbsp ghee (or butter)500g
1/2 tsp cumin seeds37g
1/2 tsp brown mustard seeds50g
2 dried bay leaves5g
1 tbsp finely chopped green chillies60g
2 tsp finely grated ginger100g
150g chopped fresh tomatoes6 pack
1/2 tsp red chilli powder40g
1 1/2 tsp salt750g
1 tsp sugar1kg
1/4 tsp garam masala40g
2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander30g
Method
- Wash and soak toor dal in approx. 3 cups of water, for at least one hours. Dal will be double in volume after soaking. Drain the water.
- Cook dal with 2-1/2 cups water and add salt, turmeric, on medium high heat, until soft in texture (approximately 30 mins) it should be like thick soup.
- In a frying pan, heat the ghee. Add cumin seeds, and mustard seeds. After the seeds crack, add bay leaves, green chili, ginger and chili powder. Stir for a few seconds.
- Add tomatoes, salt and sugar stir and cook until tomatoes are tender and mushy.
- Add cilantro and garam masala cook for about one minute.
- Pour the seasoning over dal mix it well and cook for another minute.
- Serve with Naan.
Cost to cook
4
serves 4 ·
Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £3.17 of it is what this recipe actually uses.
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Tesco Asda
£8.36 est. · serves 4