 Ingredients
- Toor Dal (Thuvaraparippu) : 1/2 cup
- Water : 3/4 cup
- Coconut (grated) : 1/2 cup
- Shallots (cheriya ulli) or Small Onion : 1/4 cup (sliced)
- Fennel seeds (Perumjeerakam) : 1/4 teaspoon
- Green Chilly : 1 or 2
- Turmeric powder : 1/4 teaspoon
- Salt : To taste
For seasoning
- Oil : 1 tablespoon
- Mustard seeds : 1/2 teaspoon
- Curry leaves : 1 Sprig
- Dry Red Chilly : 2
Preparation Method
- Soak Toor Dal (or Moong Dal) in water for 30 – 60 minutes
- Clean and add it to a pressure cooker. Add 3/4 cup of water to it and then pressure cook for 1 whistles. Switch off the gas and allow to cool.
- Crush together shallots (Small Onion) and Green chilly.
- Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds. Then add fennel seeds, curry leaves and dry red chilly and saute for a few seconds.
- Add turmeric powder, the crushed ingredients, grated coconut and saute for few more minutes.
Then add cooked dal, salt and mix gently.
- Cook till everything well combined and semi dry. Toor dal stir fry recipe is ready.
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