Restaurant Style Dal Fry/Yellow Dal Tadka Recipe | One Pot Jeera Rice Recipe | Jeera Rice with Yellow Dal Tadka by Masterchefmom

 Hi Supermoms,

Dal Fry and Jeera Rice needs no introduction. This is my favourite combo to order in a North Indian Restaurant. 

My family enjoys the dal fry and jeera rice that I cook and are still puzzled why I would order that combo even though I make it frequently at home. My love for the yellow dal tadka/dal fry is so much and also it is always a refreshing change to eat food (not cooked by yourself :) )

Coming back to the recipes…both Dal Fry and Jeera Rice are super simple to make and I have shared the easiest and tastiest version of them. Go ahead and try it today. 

I will be waiting to hear about all the compliments you receive from your family. 

You can checkout the detailed recipe video below👇

Restaurant Style Dal Fry/Yellow Dal Tadka Recipe By Masterchefmom:

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 25 minutes

1 cup =200 ml cup

Serves:4

Ingredients:

To be pressure cooked:

1 cup dal

3 cups water (adjust)

2 tomatoes(chopped)

1 onion (chopped)

3 garlic cloves (chopped)

1/2” ginger (chopped)

2 green chillies 

Pinch of turmeric

1/2 teaspoon Kashmiri chilli powder

1/4 teaspoon cumin/jeera powder

1 teaspoon dhania/coriander powder

2-3 teaspoons ghee/clarified butter

Salt to taste

For the tempering:

1 tablespoon ghee

2 dry red chillies

1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds

2 garlic cloves(finely chopped)

1/8 teaspoon Kashmiri chilli Powder

Pinch of hing/asafoetida

Method :

1. Heat a pressure cooker with ghee.
2. Temper with ginger and garlic.
3. Once they turn light brown, add onions and continue to fry them over low flame.
4. Now add the tomatoes, salt , chilli powder, turmeric powder and continue to cook them till the tomatoes breakdown and turn mushy.
5. Add three cups of water and the washed dal.
6. Pressure cook over low/medium flame for 4-5 whistles.
7. Once pressure releases, place the cooker back on low flame and gently mash the dal using a hand whisk. Transfer it to a serving bowl.
8. Place another small pan or tempering pan over low flame and heat ghee.
9. Add chopped garlic and fry them.
10. Now add cumin seeds and dry red chillies.
11. Immediately add Kashmiri Chilli Powder and switch off.
12. Pour the tempering over the dal.

 Garnish with coriander leaves if you like.

Delicious restaurant style dal fry is now ready to be served .

Jeera Rice by Masterchefmom | One Pot Jeera Rice

Preparation time:5 minutes

Cooking time :15 minutes

Serves :3

1 cup =250 ml cup

Ingredients:

2 cups Basmati Rice

2 Bay leaves

2 tablespoons ghee

1 teaspoon cumin seeds/jeera

3.5 cups water(adjust)

Coriander leaves (garnish,optional)

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Heat ghee in a pressure cooker and add bay leaves and cumin seeds.
2. Add water, washed rice, salt .
3. Pressure cook the rice only for 1-2 whistles and switch off.

Your flavourful jeera rice is now ready to be served. You can always garnish the rice with more ghee and coriander leaves. 

Happy Cooking!

With love,

Masterchefmom