Wash dal 2-3 times, add required water, then pressor cook it in a pressor cooker for 3-4 whistle.
Once cooker cool down, remove it from the cooker, mix it well and keep aside.
In a deep kadhai or pan add oil, once oil hot enough, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds, once seeds pop up add pinch of hing and pinch of red chili powder.
Now add bay leaves, cinnamon stick, whole dry red chili, curry leaves and saut for few seconds.
Add chopped onion and green chili, fry it till translucent, then add chopped tomato, ginger-garlic paste, again stir it for few seconds.
Now add red chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, salt, then stir fry it for 2 minutes.
Add boiled/cooked dal into the masala mixture, add required water as per your choice, mix it well, and bring it to the boil and cook it for 3-4 minutes on medium flame.
Remove from the flame, add lemon juice, chopped coriander leaves and mix it.
This easy restaurant style dal fry is ready for serve, serve it with, jeera rice, steamed rice or roti as a side dish.
