Indian Lentil Soup/ Dal Fry
A comfort indian delicacy where the lentils are cooked till mushy and then tempered to bring out all the flavours.
Course:
Main Course, Soup
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 1 cup Moong Dal
- 10 nos Pearl onion
- 2 Tomatoes, chopped (optional)
- 3-4 cloves Garlic
- 1/2 tsp Ginger, minced
- few nos Curry leaves
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 2-3 nos Dry red chillies
- 2 tbsp Ghee/Clarified butter
- 1/4 tsp Red Chilli powder
- salt to taste
- a pinch turmeric powder
- coriander leaves to garnish
Instructions
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Pressure cook the moong dal with turmeric, salt, ginger, and garlic till it's done.
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Heat ghee in a pan. Add the cumin seeds, dry red chilies, and curry leaves. Once they splutter add the onions sauté well.
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Then the tomatoes with red chili powder and salt. Let it cook it till it starts leaving oil.
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Now add the cooked moong dal and mix well.
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Bring it to a boil, check for salt and garnish with lots of coriander leaves.
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Serve hot with rice or roti with extra ghee
