Daal'er Borar Dalna || Lentil Fritters curry

Daal'er Borar Dalna is a Bengali traditional dish.  Lentil fritters soaked in tomato based gravy with fried potatoes and spices are very flavorful and yummy. My mother used to cook this curry really well. This delicious and mouthwatering dish is very famous in Assam as well as in West Bengal. This dish is perfectly best option when you want to eat or cook something really special on a pure veg day. You can make this dish with chana dal or motor dal also. I have used masoor dal only. 

Ingredients:

1. Masoor Dal 1/2 cup
2. Potato - 1 (cut in cubes)
3. Onion - 1 big 
4. Tomato - 1 big 
5. Ginger - 1 inch
6. Green chilli - 2
7. Bay leaf - 2
8. Dry red chilli - 1
9. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
10. Salt to taste
11. Cumin powder - 1 tsp
12. Coriander powder - 1 tsp
13. Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
14. Ghee - 1 tsp
15. Refined oil
16. Panch phoron - 1/2 tsp

Process:

1. Wash and soak 1 cup of masoor dal in enough water for 2-3 hours and discard water. Add soaked dal to the grinder and make a smooth paste. Add chopped green chilies, salt and turmeric and mix well.

2. Heat oil and start frying small balls of the prepared dal paste, in low flame. Continue this until the entire paste is done, keep the fritters in kitchen tissues. In the same oil, fry the cube potatoes and keep aside.

3. In the same kadhai, add bay leaves, and cumin seeds, once the aroma comes out, add the chilli and ginger paste along with tomatoes and saute in low heat for few minutes. Add all the powder masalas one by one. Add salt as per taste. You can add a little water and cover the kadhai with a lid and allow to cook for 2 minutes. 

5. Add fried potatoes and cook in low hear for another 2-3 minutes, until the potatoes are done. Add 1 and half cup of water and cover with a lid, let it cook for 2 minutes.

6. Now, add the Fritters / Daler bora and let it boil in the gravy for 2 minutes, do not use the lid this time. Add ghee and fresh chopped coriander leaves (optional) before switching off the gas. Serve hot with rice or pulao. We have enjoyed with peas pulao.

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