Crisp at the edges and tender through the middle, mix dal recipe | mix daal recipe | how to make mix dal fry is a vegetarian punjabi dal made with oil, toor dal, and chana dal in about 40 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: dal
  • Cuisine: punjabi

Ingredients

for pressure cooking:

  • 1 tsp oil
  • ¼ cup toor dal
  • ¼ cup chana dal
  • ¼ moong dal
  • ¼ cup masoor dal
  • 3 cup water
  • ¼ tsp turmeric

for dal fry:

  • 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 1 tsp cumin / jeera
  • 3 pods cardamom
  • 1 bay leaf / tej patta
  • 2 dried red chilli (broken)
  • 1 onion (finely chopped)
  • 2 green chilli (slit)
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tomato (finely chopped)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ tsp garam masala
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

Method

  1. firstly, in a kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and saute 1 tsp cumin, 3 pods cardamom, 1 bay leaf and 2 dried red chilli.
  2. also add 1 onion, 2 green chilli, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute well.
  3. additionally, add 1 tomato and saute till the tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
  4. now add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp salt and mix well.
  5. add pressure cooked dal, making sure dal has cooked well.
  6. also add ½ cup water or more adjusting consistency as required.
  7. cover and simmer for 5 minutes or till dal absorb flavour.
  8. now add ¼ tsp garam masala and 2 tbsp coriander. mix well.
  9. finally serve mix dal fry with hot steamed rice or roti.

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.