Split Red Lentils Daal / मसूर की दाल फ्राय

Red Lentils

Ingredients:


1 cup Split red lentils
1 medium sized onion. Cut into vertical strips
2 small or 1 medium tomato finely chopped
salt to taste
turmeric
mustard seeds
cumin seeds
green chillies chopped as per taste. 
1/2 Tsp sugar
1 Tsp coriander powder
1/2 Tsp cumin powder
1 Tsp grated ginger
Asafoetida
For garnishing, finely chopped coriander


Procedure:

1. Pressure cook the Masoor / Split red lentils for approximately 3-4 whistles ( as per your pressure cooker,but it should cook properly soft). After pressure cooking ,the red lentils become yellow:) so don't be surprised to see red lentils daal fry as yellow!!!
2. In a pan heat up 2 Tsp oil.
3. Once oil is hot, put mustards seeds,cumin seeds, Asafoetida, chopped green chillies.
4. Stir well. Add chopped onion.
5. Sprinkle little water to fasten the cooking of onion. Once onion is cooked well, add chopped onion, grated ginger.
6. Stir well.
7. Add little water. Add coriander powder,cumin powder,turmeric.
8. Let it come to a boil. 
9. Churn little bit the pressure cooked daal before adding it to the pan.
10. Add cooked Masoor/red lentils.
11. Mix well. While stirring add salt to taste. Add sugar.
12. Once it comes to a proper boil. Switch off the stove and pour chopped coriander for garnishing. 

Goes very well with steamed plain rice.