Aloo Dal Curry

Dal is almost favorite food to everyone. Especially kids love them. If we add aloo into that curry it will become tastier. It has good source of protein. And Dal curry is the backbone of Indian meal.

This goes very well with roti, chapatti, steamed white rice, Idli, Dosa, Bread…

Ingredients

Toor Dal – ½ cup

Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp

Potato/Aloo – 1 (big)

Salt to Taste

To Temper

Ghee – 2 tsp

Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

Jeera/Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp

Hing – A pinch

Crushed Ginger – 1 tsp

Crushed Garlic – 1 tsp

Curry Leaves – few

Chopped Coriander Leaves – few

Dry Red Chilli – 3

Method

Soak Toor Dal in hot water for about 15 to 30 min. Then pressure cook it with little ghee, salt, turmeric and potato. Let it cook until the dal mashed well.

Switch off the flame and let it be for few min. Then mash it well. And remove the outer skin of potato. And make small pieces in it. Keep ready all other ingredients.

In a pan, heat ghee. Add the ingredients which are under “to temper” and saute it for few sec.

Now add potato pieces with little salt (we already added salt in dal) and mix well.

Finally add mashed dal and mix well. Then cover with the lid and let it be for 2 to 3 min. 

Then switch off the flame. Serve with hot steamed rice and melted ghee.