Whenever my dad was not going to have lunch at home, my mom would whip this easy meal. My dad loves his phulkas, while my mom loves her rice. Perhaps, we would enjoy this hearty delicious meal, with a gleam in our eyes. I at least make this dal once every week. It is so simple, and my daughter Inaaya loves it too.
What is Dal Fry?
Dal fry is a delicious Indian lentil recipe that is most popularly made with tur dal (pigeon pea lentils), onions, tomatoes, aromatics, and spices. If you are new to Indian cuisine, you might be wondering how this dal is fried. Well, I assure you. it isn’t. Dal or Dahl in Hindi means lentils. The dals in Indian cuisine are mostly vegan. While some families you ghee to make, my dal recipe is vegan. To make a delicious dal fry, you start with pressure cooking your lentils until soft and mushy. Then this dal is cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger, green chilies, garlic, and spices. Finally finishes with a tadka of garlic, it is served with jeera rice, rotis, or naan.
Ingredients to Make Instant Pot Dal Fry Recipe
Vegetables - We will use finely chopped onions and tomatoes for this recipe. Aromatics and Herbs - I love to use minced garlic, ginger and green chili paste, cilantro, and kasoori methi for this dal, and it tastes absolutely delicious.
Whole Spices - You will need whole dried red chilies, cumin seeds, and bay leaf for this recipe Spices - I use red chili powder, cumin powder, turmeric, and garam masala for this recipe Oil - I like to use avocado oil or peanut oil. But you can use ghee or any other neutral-flavored oil for this recipe.
How to Serve Dal Fry?
Serve dal fry either with your favorite Indian Flatbread, or steamed rice. I like to serve dal fry with either garlic naans, phulka rotis, parathas, steamed rice, or jeera rice.
How to Make Instant Pot Dal Fry?
This Instant Pot Dal Fry Recipe is so easy and quick. It is absolutely delicious and gets ready in under 15 minutes. I start with washing and soaking the tur dal (pigeon pea lentils). Start the Instant Pot on Sauté Mode, and add oil, and cumin seeds. Once the cumin seeds start to splutter add a pinch of asafetida, curry leaves, bay leaf, dried red chilies, and whole green chilies. We add minced onions, garlic, ginger, and sauté until onions are mushy. Next goes in the tomatoes, along with ground spices and salt. We cook them until they are jammy. Add the washed and drained tur dal, and water to close the instant pot. Pressure cook it for 7 mins. Wait for 10 minutes, do a quick pressure release. Garnish it with cilantro. Add more water if you feel your dal fry is very thick. Serve it hot with steamed or jeera rice, naans or rotis.
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