🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Toor Dal Dhaba

Name: Toor Dal Dhaba
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Butter; to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 1, chopped Tomato; 3 cloves, sliced Garlic; 1, slit Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 2 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 cup, rinsed Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal)

🇮🇳 Indian

Comfort in a bowl: slow-cooked toor dal finished with a sizzling ghee tadka, exactly the way a home thali wants it. About 45 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 15 min Cook 30 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Butter2 tbsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Tomato1, chopped
Garlic3 cloves, sliced
Green Chili1, slit
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Ghee2 tbsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal)1 cup, rinsed

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful

Instructions

1
Pressure-cook the dal with the turmeric and a little salt in 2.5 cups of water for 3-4 whistles, until completely soft.
2
Whisk it smooth — a proper dal should pour like thick cream.
3
For the tadka, heat ghee in a small pan and crackle the cumin, then fry the garlic and green chili to a pale gold.
4
Add the onion and cook to golden, then the tomato until it collapses into the fat.
5
Pour the tadka into the dal — listen for that satisfying hiss — and simmer for 8-10 minutes so the flavours marry.
6
Adjust the salt and finish with cilantro and an extra spoon of ghee.

Chef's tip

Rest the tadka dal 5 minutes before serving; the flavours settle beautifully.

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Watch how it's made

Video: dal fry recipe | ढाबा स्टाइल दाल फ्राई | dal recipe | toor dal fry or arhar dal fry · on YouTube