December 07, 2012

Spicy dal Fry

Ingredients:
  • Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu - 1 cup
  • Tamarind paste - 1 tblspn
  • Jaggery / Sarkarai - 2 tblspn
  • Salt to taste
For Tempering:
  • Ghee - 2 tblspn
  • Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 small stick
  • Cardamom / yelakai - 3 crushed
  • Cloves / Krambu - 3
  • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
  • Dry Red Chilli - 2
  • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - 1/4 tsp
  • Turmeric powder / Manjal podi - 1 tsp
  • Coriander powder / Malli podi - 1 tblspn
  • Chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
Method:
  • Wash dal in lots of water. Soak it for 30 mins. Now drain it and add it to a pot and cover it with water.
  • Cook the dal for 20-30 mins till it is completely cooked.
  • At this point you can adjust the water level.
  • Now add in tamarind,jaggery and salt. Mix well.
  • Now start by making the tadka. In another frying pan add ghee and heat it up.
  • Add all the ingrediants given in the tempering list in the given order and saute on low heat for a min.
  • Pour this seasoning over the dal and mix well.
  • Simmer this whole thing for 5 mins.
  • Serve over rice or roti.
 

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