Name: Special Potato Dal Curry
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: Toor dal : 1 ½ cup; Potato : 2 nos; Onion :1 no (chopped); Tomato : 3 nos; Capsicum : 1 no; Garlic : 1 tsp (chopped); Ginger (garlic paste : 1 tsp); Garam masala : ½ tsp; Cumin powder : 1 tsp; Green chillies : 4 nos (chopped); Coriander leaves : few; Mustard seeds : 1 tsp; Cumin seeds : 1 tsp; Curry leaves : few; Salt : as reqd; Oil : as reqd

Special Potato Dal Curry

Simple Potato Dal Curry With Step by Step Pictures

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Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

Toor dal : 1 ½ cup
Potato : 2 nos
Onion :1 no (chopped)
Tomato : 3 nos
Capsicum : 1 no
Garlic : 1 tsp (chopped)
Ginger garlic paste : 1 tsp
Garam masala : ½ tsp
Cumin powder : 1 tsp
Green chillies : 4 nos (chopped)
Coriander leaves : few
Mustard seeds : 1 tsp
Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
Curry leaves : few
Salt : as reqd
Oil : as reqd

Instructions

First soak the dal in water for ½ an hour. 2) Peel the skin of potato and roughly chop it and cook it with dal in pressure cooker.(recommend up to 4 whistle).
When done, mash the potato and dal with ladle. 4) Keep this aside.5) In a pan, heat oil. Splutter mustard seeds. Add cumin seeds followed by onion and garlic.
Fry for a while. Add the ginger garlic paste, green chillies and curry leaves. Add capsicum and fry again.7) Add half of the chopped tomatoes. When tomatoes become soft, add dal and cook again.
Add garam masala and cumin powder.9) Add little water,salt, rest of tomatoes and a tsp of ghee/butter on top. Cover and cook for 3 minutes.10) When it becomes thick, remove from flame.
Special potato dal curry is ready.