Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Dal Fry (No Garlic No Onion)


Hi this recipe was given by my friend keerthi which can be prepared without onion and garlic and i do this dal every now and then as its good for health, simple and can be done in minutes.....

Ingredients

1/2 cup Toor dal

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

1/2 tsp Red chilly powder

1/2 tsp Garam masala powder

1/4 cup milk

2 -3 tbsp of chopped coriander leaves

2 tomatoes chopped

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

3-4 green chillies (Slit)

salt to taste

2 tsp oil

Method
  • Pressure cook dal adding 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and cook till done. Now add salt and bring to a boil and then keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a kadai add cumin seeds, when it splutters add green chilli, fry add tomato and fry till tomatoes get mashed up well and oil leaves out.
  • Now add 1/4 tsp haldi, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, coriander leaves .
  • Fry for a while and then add milk and fry till it becomes semi thick now add this to the cooked dal and simmer it and boil for about 10 mins.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.

5 comments:

  1. Thanks for this one.. I usually do days where I don't eat onion and garlic...This one is on my list now..I also liked the idea of adding milk...This does make the dal thicker...Cheers

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  2. ur most welcome supriya...u can check out many other recipes in my blog which has no onion and garlic if u need it..

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  3. Cool receipe, somehow this is the best dal i could cook!!

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  4. is it must to add milk...

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  5. ya the recipe says so...you can skip it if you want to but gives a good taste and thickness as well

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