Dal recipe -paruppu recipe

Simple dal recipe

This is a very very simple dal fry recipe, or a basic dal recipe,and also a very healthy and tasty recipe made with toor dal/thuvaram paruppu or pigeon pea

This toor dal contains many nutritional benefits and tastes delicious, kids just love this recipe,

Toor dal contains protein, fat and fiber which is essential for our body, and also it contains iron and folic acid.

Adding this to our diet may help in lower the blood pressure levels, and reduces bad cholesterol.

This dal fry recipe that saves time, easy to make, healthy and it's a one pot recipe.

Ingredients

Toor dal /thuvaram paruppu/pigeon pea -1 cup

Shallot -2

tomato -1

Cumin -1/2 tsp

Garlic - 2 minced

Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp

Oil -2 tsp

mustard -1 tsp

Dry red chilli -2

Onion for tempering

Asafoetida -1/4 tsp

Curry leaves

Salt as required

Instructions

Rinse toor dal thoroughly and add it to a pressure cooker,add 3 cups of water
Add asafoetida
Add turmeric powder
Then goes in the chopped tomatoes, cumin, garlic and shallot
close the lid and cook till 4 whistles or cook on a low flame for 20 minutes
Now let the pressure release by itself naturally, open the lid and add seasoning
In a small pan add oil, mustard let it crackle, then add dry red chilli,finely chopped onion and curry leaves, golden fry then and add it to dal
Give a good mix and add finely chopped coriander leaves and required salt
dal fry is ready to serve with white rice or as a side dish, this dal fry goes well with rasam rice.