Easy Methi Dal Recipe | Methi Dal Fry | How to Make Dal Methi Fry
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings
- Category: dal
- Cuisine: south indian
Ingredients
- 1 bunch methi / fenugreek
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tsp cumin
- pinch hing
- few curry leaves
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 2 tomato (chopped)
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup toor dal (cooked)
- 1 tsp salt
for lasooni tadka:
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 10 cloves garlic (sliced)
- pinch chilli powder
- 1 dried red chilli (broken)
Method
- Firstly, finely chop 1 bunch methi and keep it aside.
- In a large kadai, heat 2 tbsp oil, 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp cumin, pinch hing and a few curry leaves. Splutter the tempering.
- Add 1 onion and saute until the onion softens slightly.
- Now add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder and saute until the spices turn aromatic.
- Furthermore, add 2 tomato and saute until the tomato softens.
- You can add ½ cup water, cover and cook until the tomato turns soft and mushy.
- Now add in finely chopped methi and saute for a minute.
- Add 1 cup toor dal, 1 tsp salt and water as required to adjust the consistency as required.
- Get to a rolling boil making sure to adjust the consistency.
- To prepare the tempering, heat 2 tbsp ghee, add 10 cloves garlic and fry well.
- Fry until the garlic turns golden brown.
- Keeping the flame on low add a pinch chilli powder and 1 dried red chilli. Mix well.
- Pour the tempering over the dal and mix well.
- Finally, enjoy Methi Dal Recipe with hot steamed rice topped with ghee.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.