GREEN GRAM DAL FRY I PROTEIN RICH RECIPES I SIDE DISH FOR CHAPATHI/ROTI

Hi friends, here am going to post simple yet healthy curry for roti/ chapathi/ rice.  Rich protein packed curry and very easy to make and love the delicious dal curry. I have sharing the post for one of my blogger friend cum sister who celebrating her birthday today, she is none other than, +Shama. She is very jovial and affectionate person, and we know each other for past one year and had good chat with her always. 

WISH YOU VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAMA KA... :)

I have chosen the healthy dal fry to treat her virtually on her birthday. Hope you love it the protein packed dal for you sis. The green gram dal really tastes too good with chapathi. This is my first attempt with green gram dal and its makes me so happy with the delicious and my dad appreciates me for the recipe...:) I am sure, green gram dal also took place in my favorite menu...  

 

Category	Gravies/Side Dish
Cuisine	Indian
Preparation Time	10 Minutes (Apart from Soaking Time)
Cooking Time	20-25 Minutes
Servings	4-5

Source – My Own

INGREDIENTS 

Green gram - 1 Cup (soaked in 4 cups of water for overnight)

Ghee - 2 Tsp 

Oil - 1 Tbsp 

Cumin seeds - 1 Tsp  

Mustard seeds - 1 Tsp 

Urad dal - 1 Tsp 

Hing - 1/4 Tsp 

Red chillies - 2

Green chillies - 2, slited 

Shallots - 1/4 Cup, chopped 

Curry leaves - Few

Ginger garlic paste - 1 Tbsp 

Tomatoes - 2, chopped

Turmeric powder - 1/4 Tsp 

Red chilli powder - 1/2 Tsp 

Coriander powder - 1 Tsp 

Garam masala powder - 1/2 Tsp 

Roasted cumin powder - 1/2 Tsp 

Salt - To taste 

Water - To require 

METHOD 

• Heat oil and ghee in pan, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and urad dal wait for sputter. 
• Add green chillies, curry leaves and shallots saute it for 2 minutes. 
• Now add ginger garlic paste and saute it till the raw smell goes off. 
• Followed by add tomatoes with little salt and cook it for 2 minutes or till the tomato turns mashy. 

• Add the soaked and washed green gram, add turmeric, red chilli, coriander and garam masala powder. 
• saute it well till the oil oozes out from the masala. 
• Now add roasted cumin seeds and enough water mix it well and cover the pressure cooker with lid and after vapour comes put vent and let give it for 2-3 whistles. 

• After pressure reduce, open the cooker add salt and mix it well and transfer into serving bowl. 
• Serve it hot with roti/chapathi/rice.

NOTE 

• You can add little more ghee for rich taste. 
• I added salt after the dal cooks, sometimes dal didn't cook well if we put salt with it. 

HEALTHY GREEN GRAM DAL FRY!!!