Chana Methi Dal Recipe - Chana Methi Dal Recipe
A high protein North Indian Recipes recipe with chana dal, fenugreek - cut into pieces, asafoetida. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
18 steps- 1
To make chana methi dal recipe, first soak chana dal in 3 cups of water for 30 minutes
chana dal(1 cup) - 2
Now wash and chop the fenugreek with water
fenugreek - cut into pieces(1 cup) - 3
Heat the oil in a pan
- 4
Add fenugreek to it and cook till the fenugreek becomes soft
fenugreek - cut into pieces(1 cup) - 5
After the fenugreek becomes soft, turn off the gas and keep it aside
fenugreek - cut into pieces(1 cup) - 6
Now heat the oil in a pressure cooker
- 7
Add asafetida to it and cook it for 10 seconds
- 8
After 10 seconds, add onions and cook till they become soft
onion - finely chopped(1) - 9
After the onion becomes soft, add coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt along with tomatoes and let it cook
onion - finely chopped(1)tomato - chopped(1)green coriander(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder(1 teaspoon)red chili powder(1 teaspoon)salt - as per taste - 10
Now add chana dal with water
chana dal(1 cup) - 11
Turn off the cooker and cook till 6 to 8 cities come
- 12
Let the pressure drain automatically
- 13
Open the cooker, mash the lentils and add fenugreek to it
fenugreek - cut into pieces(1 cup) - 14
Mix and take out in a bowl
- 15
Now for tempering, heat the ghee in a tempering pan
ghee(1 tablespoon) - 16
Add cumin seeds, dry red chilies and let it cook for 15 seconds
red chili powder(1 teaspoon)cumin seeds(1 teaspoon) - 17
Add the tadka to the dal and mix
- 18
Serve Chana Methi Dal Recipe along with Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita, Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita and Phulka for a day meal
chana dal(1 cup)onion - finely chopped(1)tomato - chopped(1)
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Chana Methi Dal Recipe - Chana Methi Dal Recipe
A high protein North Indian Recipes recipe with chana dal, fenugreek - cut into pieces, asafoetida. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
18 steps- 1
To make chana methi dal recipe, first soak chana dal in 3 cups of water for 30 minutes
chana dal(1 cup) - 2
Now wash and chop the fenugreek with water
fenugreek - cut into pieces(1 cup) - 3
Heat the oil in a pan
- 4
Add fenugreek to it and cook till the fenugreek becomes soft
fenugreek - cut into pieces(1 cup) - 5
After the fenugreek becomes soft, turn off the gas and keep it aside
fenugreek - cut into pieces(1 cup) - 6
Now heat the oil in a pressure cooker
- 7
Add asafetida to it and cook it for 10 seconds
- 8
After 10 seconds, add onions and cook till they become soft
onion - finely chopped(1) - 9
After the onion becomes soft, add coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt along with tomatoes and let it cook
onion - finely chopped(1)tomato - chopped(1)green coriander(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder(1 teaspoon)red chili powder(1 teaspoon)salt - as per taste - 10
Now add chana dal with water
chana dal(1 cup) - 11
Turn off the cooker and cook till 6 to 8 cities come
- 12
Let the pressure drain automatically
- 13
Open the cooker, mash the lentils and add fenugreek to it
fenugreek - cut into pieces(1 cup) - 14
Mix and take out in a bowl
- 15
Now for tempering, heat the ghee in a tempering pan
ghee(1 tablespoon) - 16
Add cumin seeds, dry red chilies and let it cook for 15 seconds
red chili powder(1 teaspoon)cumin seeds(1 teaspoon) - 17
Add the tadka to the dal and mix
- 18
Serve Chana Methi Dal Recipe along with Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita, Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita and Phulka for a day meal
chana dal(1 cup)onion - finely chopped(1)tomato - chopped(1)
Rate this recipe
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