Dal Kofte/ Dal Phare gravy

Its a regional dish from Varanasi which i got from my maid on my last visit to my home !!

Mostly this is the preparation for rainy season,when there is lesser veggies in market.

This time i made this with Urad Dal..but it can be prepared by masoor or moong dal too.

INGREDIENTS

1Cup Dal(urad/masoor/moong)

1 Onion

4-5 Garlic 

1/2inch Ginger

1/2tsp Cumin seeds

1tsp Garam masala powder

1/2tsp Red chili powder

1/2tsp Coriander powder

1/4tsp Hing

1" Cinnamon stick

1.5tbsp Oil

Salt to taste

DIRECTIONS

• Make rough paste of dal without adding any water.
• Make paste of onion,ginger,garlic and cumin seeds.
• Boil 3cup of water with 1tsp oil,1/2tsp salt and hing.once it start boiling bring heat on low.
• Make balls from 1tsp of dal paste(use wet hand) and drop it in boiling water slowly.they will float on top after 1minute.
• Remove from water after 5minutes and let it cool down.Don't though remaining water,it will be used in gravy.
• Shallow fry these balls and keep aside.
• Heat oil in deep pan.Add onion paste and all spice powder.Let it cook for 5-6minutes on lowest heat.
• Now add 1.5Cup of water(in which we boiled those balls) and let it come to boil.
• Add fried balls and let it cook with closed lid for 7-8 minutes.
• Garnish with coriander and serve hot with Roti or Rice.

# Make sure make rough paste otherwise balls will not be soft.

##Adjust gravy as per your need.

### While adding salt keep in mind that there is salt in water already.