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Dal fry is an easy North Indian recipe. This is one of the versions of dal fry which I learnt from Rati. Tastes good with fried/jeera rice and Rotis/chapatis. She calls it PahaDi dal.

Ingredients Used:

1 fistful each of tuvar dal, urad dal, masoor dal, moong dal and 1.5 fistfuls of chana dal
1-2 tsp ghee(clarified butter)/oil
2  chopped onions
7-8 peeled and chopped garlic cloves
2-3 green chillies, finely chopped
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp mustard seeds ( optional)
1 tsp cumin seeds/jeera
1 tsp coriander powder (optional)
2 pinches of asafoetida/hing
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing
Water for dilution
Salt to taste

How to make:

Warm oil/ghee in a pressure cooker. Crackle mustard seeds and cumin seeds in it. Add chopped green chillies, chopped garlic, onions and fry till light brown. Then add the tomatoes, the powders and fry till the tomatoes almost blend into the paste. Mix the cleaned dals, thrice the amount of water, salt as per requirement and pressure cook upto 3 whistles on medium flame. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.