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Indian Cooking Recipe : How to Make Dal Fry

Ingredients for the Recipe

• ½ cup spilt red lentils
• ¼ cup spilt yellow lentils
• 2½ cups water
• 1" piece ginger, minced
• 2 green chillies, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ tsp haldi
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tomato, chopped
• ¼ tsp mustard seeds
• 4 dried red chillies
• 1½ tbsp oil
• few cilantro leaves, chopped
• salt to taste

Recipe (How to Make):

1. Boil the lentils in water salt and haldi for about 15 to 20 minutes or until it becomes soft.
2. Mash the lentils till it becomes creamy. If the lentil mixture looks too dry, put some water.
3. Heat the oil in a pan. Put the mustard seeds and red chillies.
4. Put the onion, ginger, garlic and green chillies and fry for 2 minutes.
5. Put the tomatoes and cook for another 2 minutes.
6. Put the lentils and mix thoroughly. Cook for sometime.
7. Garnish with cilantro.
8. Ready to serve.