Dal fry is a very popular indian dish. In many indian homes toor dal or arhar dal is part of a daily lunch or dinner. It's a simple and healthy yet delicious dish and best choice for a light meal. You can have this dal with roti, naan, it tastes best with jeera rice/cumin rice. Arhar dal fry is a simple dish made using lentils, one of india’s staple foods. Arhar dal is an essential part of every indian household and every house has its own unique way of making it. The two essential parts of a dal fry recipe are the boiled dal (tuvar or arhar) and the baghar. It is the baghar that gives taste to the dish. Basic ingredients needed for a baghar are ghee, cumin, heeng, onion, tomato etc. The dal is then garnished with fresh coriander and garam masala. This dish tastes best with fresh hot phulkas or steamed rice.