A Healthy and satisfying Indian meal.
Taking a trip down the memory lane..I remember at my parents place the daily meal (lunch or dinner)..the simple Maharashtrian food (since I hail from Nagpur&Mumbai which are in Maharashtra, India)..would consist of Chapathi(the bread) it would always be phulka,one-two varieties of vegetable, rice and dal(mostly plain dal without giving tadka) served with a spoon of home-made ghee:):)(– these are the very basic ingredients of Indian Thali…)
After having this my mother would always insist on finishing the meal with a bowl of dal which would have half of a lime freshly squeezed in it. She would say that, when she was a kid, her father would ask her to have the same…
So…it’s a eating tradition passed on to us ….:):). Well, I still relish having a bowl of dal with fresh lime squeezed in it after my meal..or if I have no meal(when I feel like eating light) I will just have it as a soup.It’s the healthiest and light soup one can have…until and unless specifically advised by doctor not to…
Here, I have shared not just the plain dal but the Dal Fry recipe which I usually prepare at home. Loved by my hubby ..and appreciated by all who have had it…
A Simple Dal Fry with Steamed Rice
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Toor Dal also called Pigeon Peas
- 3-4 cups water to cook Dal
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp asafoetida
- 2-3 large garlic pods chopped
- 3/4 medium sized onion chopped
- 1 tomato chopped
- 2 green chillies as per taste. Cut them lengthwise
- 1/2 tsp red chilly powder
- Fresh coriander separate the leaves and stem
- 3-4 fresh curry leaves
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 tbsp ghee
Instructions
- Wash the toor dal in cold water. In a pressure cooker add dal, water, turmeric and 1/4tsp asafoetida and pressure cook it till well mashed .This will need 5-6 whistles.
- Turn off the heat and let the pressure be released. This settling time would be around 15-20mins. Then open the lid and set it aside. This dal is ready you can have this plain dal with salt..
Giving Tadka to Dal
- In a pan heat ghee, add the remaining 14tsp asafoetida, mustard seeds, cumin seeds let it crackle.
- Add curry leaves, green chillies and chopped garlic. Saute till garlic are golden in colour.
- Add onions , saute till they are translucent.
- Add tomato and fry them all (till oil separates).
- Add red chilli powder and immediately add in the dal.
- Add coriander and let it boil. Once this boils cover and simmer it.
- My Simply satisfying Dal Fry is ready to be eaten with steamed rice.
