Dal fry

Ingredients

• 1 cup Toor dal
• 2-1/2 cups Water
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric
• 3 tbs Ghee
• 1 cup Chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 2 Bay Leaf
• 1 tbs chopped Green Chilli
• 2 tsp shredded Ginger
• 2 tbs Cilantro
• 1/2 tsp Red Pepper
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1/4 tsp Garam Masala

Instructions

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   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.

4. 4

   Add tomatoes, salt and sugar stir and cook until tomatoes are tender and mushy.

5. 5

   Add cilantro and garam masala cook for about one minute.

6. 6

   Pour the seasoning over dal mix it well and cook for another minute.

7. 7

   Serve with Naan.