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Bengali Style Cholar Dal (lentil soup) Recipe (Chana Da Fry)
Cholar Dal Bengali Style (Chana Dal Fry)
Cholar dal (Chane ki dal) is a very easy every second day recipe in bengali household. Cholar dal generally very famous with Luchi (Bengali fried bread). Cholar dal is made with split Bengal grams and minimal uses of spices. It is very quick delicious preparation and healthy too. Lets learn this simple yet tasty bengali Cholar dal. Today's version is without onion garlic recipe. Serve this cholar dal with any bread or rice preparation.
Ingredients:
250 grams split bengal grams
1 tbsp ginger paste
3- green chilies
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
1/2 tsp. red chili powder
1/2 cup coconut
1/4 tsp. garam masala powder
pinch of asafoetida/hing
1 tsp. whole cumin seed/jeera
2 bay leaves
2 dry red chilies
1tbsp. sugar
salt to taste
ghee/clarified butter
Method:
- Soak the the for at least 30 minutes and wash it thoroughly and drain the water.
- Then pressure cook the dal with enough water (1cup dal= 2cups water) and salt for 2 whistles.
- Then take a pan and heat some oil or ghee. Add bay leaves, dry red chilies and cumin seed.
- Fry those for few seconds.
- Add ginger paste and saute it. If your using fresh coconut pieces then add now.
- Then add green chilies and hing and satue it.
- Then add sugar, turmeric and red chili powder and mix it together and fry thoose for 1 minute.
- Add dry coconut and raisins and fry it for 30 seconds or so.
- So our tarka is ready. Add the tarka to the dal (vice versa). Mix everything and boil it for 4-5 minutes.
- Then add garam masala powder and dollop of ghee.
- serve it with luchi roti or even rice. Enjoy
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