Dal and Eggplant fry - Recipe

Today am sharing my way of preparing dal. I will be preparing my dish with toor dal and an eggplant. Hope you will find the recipe helpful.

Ingredients:
100 gm Dal
1 Eggplant/Brinjal Salt (As required)
3 Cloves of Garlic  Ginger Garlic Paste
2 Green Chili
2 Onions // 1 Carrot // 2 Tomatoes
2 tbs Coriander // Turmeric Powder
1 tbs Sambar Masala Cooking Oil (4 tbs)
Coriander Leaves (Optional)
Mustard Seeds & Coriander Seeds (Optional)

*Cooking the dal :
1.Cook the dal in pressure cooker by adding 100 gm of dal and adding 150 ml of water. Let it whistle for 2 times and then keep it aside.
*Frying the eggplant:
2.Take 1 eggplant and cut it in circular shape. Heat 2 tbs of cooking oil in pan and add cloves of garlic.
3.Once the garlic starts sizzling add the pieces of eggplant and fry them until they change their color to almost brown and become soft which will take near 15 minutes. After the eggplant is fried keep it aside.

*Preparing the dal
4. Heat 3 tbs of cooking oil in pan. Add mustard seeds and coriander seeds to it and let them sizzle.
5.Add chopped onions and ripped green chili and stir it for couple of minutes.
6.Add chopped carrot and stir for another couple of minutes.
7.Add chopped tomatoes followed by salt as required, 2 tbs of turmeric powder, 2 tbs of coriander powder, a little amount of ginger garlic paste and them mix it properly and leave it for 5 minutes.
8.Add cooked dal and few pinches of salt if required and mix it properly. Cook it for 2 minutes.
9.Add Sambar masala and mix it properly and leave it for another 5 minutes.
10.Add the fried eggplants and mix it well and cook for a minute. Garnish with Coriander which is optional.

Serve - 2
Preparation time - 35 minutes

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