Dal Fry / Dal Tadka

Ingredients

1. 1 cup Toovar dal
2. 1/4 cup chana dal
3. 3 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
   
4. 1 onion chopped finely
5. 1 small tomato chopped finely
6. 1 tsp. kastori methi
7. 3-4 kari patta (optional)
   
8. 1 tsp. finely chopped garlic ( can put more or less as desired)
9. 1 tsp. cumin seeds (jeera)
10. 1 tsp. Coriander powder
11. 1/4 tsp. turmeric
12. 1/2 tsp. garam masala
13. red chili powder and salt to taste
    
14. Chopped corriender for garnish

Method

1. Wash both the dals and pressure cook in 2 cups water till done. Same as you would make rice in cooker (8 whistles) cool. mash the dals well with a ravi (Indian whisk)
   
2. In a pan put ghee, when hot add garlic let it turn brown add jeera, kari patta, add onions saute till light brown. Add kastori
   
3. Add all the dry masalas-- Haldi, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala, salt and kastori methi saute
4. Add chopped tomatoes-- cook till tomatoes dry and leave oil.
5. add the cooked dal to the above. add water as desired. cook for few minutes and garnish with green chopped coriander.

Note:- to make dal tadka : in the above method do not add garlic jeera and red chili powder. Follow the whole procedure and in the end give tempering / tadka-- that is
Heat 1 tbsp. ghee add garlic let it brown add jeera, 1-2 whole dry red chilies, red chili powder and pour this hot hot onto the dal.

Contributed by :- Rajul Sangvhi