Methi Dal Recipe | Methi Dal Fry Recipe
Methi Dal is one of the staple and indispensable dish as part of North Indian Thali. Lentils are cooked with fresh methi leaves along with mild spices. Relish this delicious Methi Dal with hot steaming rice or roti and enjoy this delicious dal.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 200kcal
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
Ingredients
- 1 Bunch Methi Leaves
- 1 Cup Toor Dal (Pigeon pea) 1 Cup - 250ml
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- ½ teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 Tomato Roughly Chopped
- 1 inch Ginger Finely Chopped
- 3 Garlic cloves Chopped
For Tempering
- 2 tablespoon Ghee
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 2 Green Chili Slit
- 2 Red Chili
Instructions
Cooking Dal
- Take dal in a vessel. Add ¼ teaspoon of turmeric powder. Also add 2 cups of water.
- Pressure cook for 4-5 whistles and allow pressure to naturally release. Take out the cooked dal and mash the dal with back of ladle. Set this mashed dal aside
Cooking Methi Dal
- Heat ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds and allow it to crackle. Next, add green chili, red chili, ginger,garlic and give a good mix.
- Next, add chopped onion and saute the onions till translucent.
- Then, add the chopped tomato to the pan along with turmeric powder, red chili powder and give a good mix.
- Allow the tomato mixture to cook till tomato is mushy. Next, add the methi leaves to the pan. Stir-fry the methi leaves for 2-3 mins.
- Add the mashed dal to the pan. Adjust the consistency of dal by adding ½-1 cup of water.
- Add salt and give a good mix. Allow the dal to cook for 2 mins. Switch off the flame.
- Relish this Methi dal with hot rice or roti or Pulav and enjoy this delectable dal.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 7g