Bengali Style Cholar Dal Recipe-Chana Dal
A high protein Bengali Recipes recipe with chana dal (bengal gram dal), tablespoons ghee, ginger - paste. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
Instructions
10 steps- 1
To begin making the Cholar Dal recipe, wash dal under running water nicely till clear water appear
- 2
In a pressure cooker, add dal with salt, turmeric, bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon and water till the dal is immersed
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)salt - (adjustable)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(3)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)bay leaf (tej patta)(1) - 3
Pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles as we don't want the dal to get mashed completely
- 4
Once the dal is cooked, keep aside and prepare the tempering
- 5
Heat ghee in a wok/kadhai and add cumin seeds and asafoetida, wait till cumin crackles
tablespoons ghee(2)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)pinch asafoetida (hing)(1) - 6
Now add green chilies, ginger paste, raisins and saute for a while
ginger - paste(1 teaspoon)to 6 raisins(5)green chilli(2) - 7
Add in the cooked dal and grated coconut and stir well
tablespoons fresh coconut - grated(2)fresh coconut - slices(1/2 cup) - 8
Check salt again and adjust if required, cover the lid and cook for 10 to 12 minutes in low flame
salt - (adjustable) - 9
Once the dal is done, add a generous pinch of sugar along with some coconut slices before turning off the gas
tablespoons fresh coconut - grated(2)fresh coconut - slices(1/2 cup)sugar(1/2 teaspoon)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)pinch asafoetida (hing)(1) - 10
Serve hot and delicious Cholar Dal with fluffy Bengali Luchi for a perfect Bengali meal
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Bengali Style Cholar Dal Recipe-Chana Dal
A high protein Bengali Recipes recipe with chana dal (bengal gram dal), tablespoons ghee, ginger - paste. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
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10 steps- 1
To begin making the Cholar Dal recipe, wash dal under running water nicely till clear water appear
- 2
In a pressure cooker, add dal with salt, turmeric, bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon and water till the dal is immersed
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)salt - (adjustable)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(3)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)bay leaf (tej patta)(1) - 3
Pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles as we don't want the dal to get mashed completely
- 4
Once the dal is cooked, keep aside and prepare the tempering
- 5
Heat ghee in a wok/kadhai and add cumin seeds and asafoetida, wait till cumin crackles
tablespoons ghee(2)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)pinch asafoetida (hing)(1) - 6
Now add green chilies, ginger paste, raisins and saute for a while
ginger - paste(1 teaspoon)to 6 raisins(5)green chilli(2) - 7
Add in the cooked dal and grated coconut and stir well
tablespoons fresh coconut - grated(2)fresh coconut - slices(1/2 cup) - 8
Check salt again and adjust if required, cover the lid and cook for 10 to 12 minutes in low flame
salt - (adjustable) - 9
Once the dal is done, add a generous pinch of sugar along with some coconut slices before turning off the gas
tablespoons fresh coconut - grated(2)fresh coconut - slices(1/2 cup)sugar(1/2 teaspoon)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)pinch asafoetida (hing)(1) - 10
Serve hot and delicious Cholar Dal with fluffy Bengali Luchi for a perfect Bengali meal
Rate this recipe
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