Dinner for 4

Dal Fry

Name: Dal Fry
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup toor dal; 1 1/4 cups water; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp turmeric; 3 tbsp ghee; 1 cup chopped tomatoes; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 2 bay leaf; 1 tbsp chopped green chilli; 2 tsp shredded ginger; 2 tbsp cilantro; 1/2 tsp red pepper; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar; 1/4 tsp garam masala

Toor dal cooks until soft, then combines with spiced tomatoes, chilies, ginger, and a fragrant ghee tempering.

$0.43per serving $

50 minstart to table

4servings

Indian Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Family Dinners

Ingredients

1 cup toor dal
1 1/4 cups water
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp turmeric
3 tbsp ghee
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
2 bay leaf
1 tbsp chopped green chilli
2 tsp shredded ginger
2 tbsp cilantro
1/2 tsp red pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp garam masala

Steps

Rinse the toor dal, then simmer it with 1 1/4 cups water, turmeric, and 1 teaspoon salt for 25 minutes.
Mash the cooked dal lightly with a spoon until creamy.
Heat the ghee in a small skillet over medium heat, then fry the cumin, mustard seeds, and bay leaves for 1 minute.
Add the tomatoes, green chili, ginger, red pepper, remaining salt, and sugar, then cook for 8 minutes.
Stir the tomato mixture and garam masala into the dal, then simmer for 5 minutes.
Stir in the cilantro and remove the bay leaves.

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