Cholar Dal Recipe

I cook this Cholar Dal recipe every Saturday. I like this healthy Cholar Dal because it is a high protein dish. It is a very common dish in the Indian homes. It is primarily eaten during Lunch. Cholar Dal goes well with rice, but it can also be eaten with roti .You should try this Cholar Dal Recipe.
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Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In30 MinDifficulty LevelVery Easy
Health IndexHealthy++Servings4
CuisineIndianCourseMain Dish
TasteSaltyFeelSmooth
MethodSteamSpecialityHolidays
VegetarianVeganInterest GroupHealthy

Ingredients

 
· Chana dal - 1 cup
 
· Ghee - 2 Tbsp
 
· Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
 
· Cardamom - 4
 
· Cinnamon - 5 cm piece
 
· Bay leaves - 2
 
· Red chillies - 2, broken into halves
 
· Coconut - 1/4 cup, finely chopped pieces
 
· Chilli powder - 1 tsp
 
· Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
 
· Cumin powder - 1 tsp
 
· Sugar - 1 tsp
 
· Salt - to taste

Directions

Cook dal with 4-5 cups of water till soft.

Heat ghee in a small pan and season with cumin seeds, cardamom, cinnamon and bay leaves.

Add red chillies and coconut pieces. Fry till coconut is light brown.

Lower the flame, add all the powders and add this mixture to the dal. Add salt and sugar and water if needed.

Simmer for 5 minutes and switch off the flame.

Comments

Sanghi says :

Hi, was searching recipies to break my routine dal. Found this one good, going to give a try.
Posted on: 17 November 2008 - 12:55am

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