Dinner for 2

Dal Fry

Name: Dal Fry
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup toor dal; 1 1/4 cups water; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp turmeric; 3 tbsp ghee; 1 cup chopped tomatoes; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 2 bay leaf; 1 tbsp chopped green chilli; 2 tsp shredded ginger; 2 tbsp cilantro; 1/2 tsp red pepper; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar; 1/4 tsp garam masala

$9.33for 450 minServes 2

Toor dal cooks until soft, then combines with spiced tomatoes, chilies, ginger, and a fragrant ghee tempering.

Photo: TheMealDB

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Lentils and split peas, 7 oz$0.11/oz typical	7 oz	$0.77Typical price
	Canned tomatoes, 8 oz$0.08/oz typical	8 oz	$0.64Typical price
	Poblano and other fresh chiles, 0.25$0.60 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
	Fresh ginger, a little$0.40/oz typical	a little	$0.07Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.09Typical price
	Bell peppers, a little$2.49/lb typical	a little	$0.01Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.66

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
2servings (the source says 4, which counts pieces)
$$typical cost tier

Indian Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$2.33 per serving$9.33 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup toor dal
1 1/4 cups water
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp turmeric
3 tbsp ghee
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
2 bay leaf
1 tbsp chopped green chilli
2 tsp shredded ginger
2 tbsp cilantro
1/2 tsp red pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp garam masala

Steps

Rinse the toor dal, then simmer it with 1 1/4 cups water, turmeric, and 1 teaspoon salt for 25 minutes.
Mash the cooked dal lightly with a spoon until creamy.
Heat the ghee in a small skillet over medium heat, then fry the cumin, mustard seeds, and bay leaves for 1 minute.
Add the tomatoes, green chili, ginger, red pepper, remaining salt, and sugar, then cook for 8 minutes.
Stir the tomato mixture and garam masala into the dal, then simmer for 5 minutes.
Stir in the cilantro and remove the bay leaves.

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