By DAL FRY is a popular North Indian dhaba style dal recipe made with a mixture of toor dal / pigeon pea lentil and chana dal cooked to perfection along with spiced onion, tomatoes and aromatic tempering making it irresistible. Serve dal fry with tandoori roti to get the authentic dhaba feel.
Since my dhaba style food fever is still on, I am sharing one of the most popular and loved dhaba dal of all times.
“DAL FRY”
It is so flavourful and lusciously thick. Scooping into it with ghee slathered Homemade tandoori roti is just sheer bliss.
Unlike any other lentil preparation this dal fry is made with 2 types of lentils toor/arhar dal and chana dal and lots of spices, which make it even more special and tempting.
What are the ingredients used to make Dal Fry?
Let’s see what ingredients are used to make this delicious dal.
- Chana dal
- Toor dal /Arhar dal/ Split Pigeon Pea
- Onion
- Tomato
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Green chillies
- Dry spices (Turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder
- coriander powder)
- Dried red chillies
- Bay leaves
- Hing/Asafoetida
- Salt as per taste
- Sugar/sweetener
- Ghee/Oil
- Coriander
Can we make it with some other dal?
Yes of course you can!
You can make this dhaba dal fry with moong dal as well as with masoor dal. But I absolutely love the combination or split Pigeon Pea lentil and chana dal.
Here are few DAL recipes that you can try.
Paneer Fulkopi diye bhaja Moong Dal
Bengali Cholar Dal with Coconut
Green Moong Dal with Coconut Milk
Tetor Dal (Bengali Moong Dal with Bitter Gourd)
Mulo Diye Matar Dal (Yellow Split Pea dal with Radish)
Bengali Masoor Dal – Bengali Style Red Lentil Dal
Black Eyed Peas Stir fry with Coconut
Dhaba style DAL FRY
DAL FRY DHABA STYLE
Equipment
- Instant pot / pressure cooker
- large thick bottomed pan/ large Kadhai
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Toor dal /Arhar dal/ Split Pigeon Pea lentil washed and soaked for atleast 30 minutes
- 1/2 cup Chana dal (Bengal gram dal) washed and soaked for atleast 30 minutes
- 1 large Onion chopped
- 2 medium sized Tomatoes chopped
- 1/2 inch Ginger chopped
- 3-4 large Garlic chopped
- 2-3 Green Chillies chopped
- 1/2-1 tsp Chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp Roasted Cumin powder
- 1-2 Bay Leaves
- 1 Dried red chilli
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- Salt (as per taste)
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 2-3 tbsp Oil /Ghee
Tempering
- 2 tsp Ghee
- 2 Dried red chillies
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1/4 tsp Hing/ Asafoetida
- 1 Charcoal
- 1 tsp Ghee
Instructions
- Add the washed and soaked chana dal and arhar/toor dal in a pressure cooker with 3- 3 1/2 cups of water, a pinch of turmeric and salt and half a teaspoon of oil. Pressure cook the dal until it s is nice and soft but not vey mushy.
- Meanwhile add ghee in a large pan on medium heat and temper it with bay leaves, dried red chillies and cumin seeds.
- Then add the chopped ginger and garlic and green chillies and sauté for a minute.
- Then add chopped onion and saute for 4-5 minutes until turns soft and golden brown.
- Next add in the chopped tomatoes along with some salt and sauté until it is soft and mushy.
- Add the red chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder along with 1-2 tablespoons of water and saute the masala for 2 minutes on medium low heat stirring frequently until you see oil seeping through the masala.
- Next add in the boiled dal and mix it well. Bring it to a boil and then simmer for 4-5 minutes. You can give dhungar to the dal if you wish to right now. Check notes**
- Heat ghee in a small pan, when hot temper it with dried red chilli and cumin seeds and hing. When the cumin seeds crackle pour it over the dal.
- Lastly garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve it hot with tandoori roti for the dhaba style feel.
Notes
Dungar Method (optional)
1 charcoal and 1 tsp ghee If you wish to add smokiness to the dal, you can do it by giving dhungar to it. Heat a piece of coal until red. Keep a small metal bowl or foil in the centre of the dal and keep this hot coal piece in the bowl. Drizzle a tsp of ghee over the coal and immediately close the lid of the pan for 2-3 minutes.
I hope you enjoy this DAL FRY DHABA STYLE as much as we do.
You know what guys I would love to see all the wonderful creations. If you have tried this recipe, simply click a picture and tag me @gastronomicbong or #gastronomicbong on Instagram or on Facebook.
Bon Appetit!!!
Stay Safe! Stay Positive!
3 Comments
How to make Tandoori Roti on Tawa - Gastronomic BONG
September 19, 2020[…] roti and dal fry is something we used to order without fail (especially my father, we on the other hand went straight […]
How to make Achari Baingan - Gastronomic BONG
October 1, 2020[…] Dal Fry Dhaba Style […]
Egg Tadka Dal Dhaba Style (Tadka Dal) - Gastronomic BONG
November 25, 2020[…] Dal Fry Dhaba Style […]