Butter dal fry recipe
Butter dal fry recipe, a rich restaurant style dal with cream, butter to take it to the next level. Full video, step by step pictures.
Servings: 3
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup masoor dal
- 1 tablespoon ginger very finely chopped
- 1 tomato
- ¼ cup cooking cream if using thick cream, just use 2 tbsp
- 3 green chilli very finely chopped
- 2 teaspoon kasoori methi leaves
- ⅛ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- 2 tablespoon butter
- Salt as needed
Spice powders
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon coriander seeds powder
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ⅛ teaspoon fennel seeds powder
Instructions
- Soak dal for 30 mins. Pressure cook with little turmeric, ginger, asafoetida, few drops of ghee and 1 cup water for 4 whistles.
- Mash it once done. Set aside. Gather all ingredients needed.
- Heat a pan with ghee. In medium heat, add cumin seeds, asafoetida. Give it a quick stir.
- Add ginger, green chillies and give it a stir.
- Add tomato, all masala powders, little salt and cook until tomatoes turn mushy.
- Add kasoori methi and give it a good mix.
- Add one cup water, cooked dal and add more water to wash dal vessel and add it to the dal.
- Add salt and mix well. Simmer for 5-7 mins.
- Make sure to mix so that it doesnt get burnt.
- Add cream and mix well. Simmer for 4 more mins.
- Once thick, switch off the flame.Add butter and switch off the flame.
Video
Notes
- After adding dal, dont forget to stir every now and then to avoid burning.
- Boil well until dal turns thick and creamy. The time given may vary according to the vessel you use, heat from your stove. So adjust as needed.
- Add salt enough, otherwise the dal might not be tasting good.
- As it cools down, it gets thicker, so switch off accordingly if you are going to have it for later.