At first, in a mixing bowl pour toor dal or arhar dal or a mixture of tur dal and moong dal in a 3:1 ratio.

Then wash the dal thoroughly and pour this dal in a pressure cooker.

Also pour some water in it, close the lid and pressure cook the dal for 4 to 5 whistle on medium flame.

Check the dal if you can easily press it with your finger or not.

Now for cooking the dal fry recipe heat oil in a pan, and add mustard seed, cumin seed, and dry red chili.

stir it in low flame until spices splutter.

Then add pinch of hing and 6 to 8 curry leaves.

Add chopped green chili and 1 large onion chopped, saute the onions till golden brown.

At this stage add ginger garlic paste and cook for some time until raw smell completely disappears.

After that add 2 medium size chopped tomatoes and a pinch of salt.

Next, Saute this tomato onion mixture on medium to low until the raw smell of tomatoes disappears.

After that sprinkle red chilli powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt to taste.

Now cook this mixture until it gets thickened and the raw smell of the spices goes away completely.

Finally pour mashed dal into the pan.

If it is thicker then add a little amount of water and simmer the dal for some time until thicker.

When dal gets thickened check the taste of salt, then sprinkle kasuri methi and freshly chopped coriander leaves.