Name: Dal fry
Cuisine: India
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

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

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

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

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

5

Add cilantro and garam masala cook for about one minute.

6

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

7

Serve with Naan.