Name: Cholar Dal recipe by Aparna Bhat at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Chana dal 1 cup; Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon; Thin coconut slices, each about 1 inch - 10-12 pieces; Bay leaf 1; Cloves 3-4; Cinnamon/dal chi ni piece 1 inch; Cumin seeds 1/2 - 1 teaspoon; Red chillies 2, broken into bits; Finely grated ginger 2 teaspoon; Pinch of Hing; Salt to taste; Ghee 2 tablespoon

ABOUT Cholar Dal RECIPE

A delicious dal preparation with Chana dal is a very popular nutritious sidedish from Bengali Cuisine, recipe adapted from Kaushi Bhatia's recipe

Ingredients Serving: 4

Chana dal 1 cup
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
Thin coconut slices, each about 1 inch - 10-12 pieces
Bay leaf 1
Cloves 3-4
Cinnamon/dal chi ni piece 1 inch
Cumin seeds 1/2 - 1 teaspoon
Red chillies 2, broken into bits
Finely grated ginger 2 teaspoon
Pinch of Hing
Salt to taste
Ghee 2 tablespoon

Instructions

Wash and soak chana dal in water for an hour
Cook the dal soft either in open pan or pressure cooker
Transfer the cooked dal to open pan and add sugar, salt, and turmeric powder
Simmer it till most of the water is absorbed
Meanwhile, heat ghee in a separate pan
Add thin coconut slices and saute them until they are slightly golden brown in color and keep them aside
In the same pan, now add bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon piece, cumin seeds, broken red chilies
Saute them until all the spices turn slightly darker and emit a nice aroma
Now add grated ginger, a pinch of Hing and stir for 30 seconds more and add all this to the cooked dal.
Mix in 1 tbsp of roasted coconut slices too and cover the vessel with a lid
Simmer everything for 3-4 minutes
Adjust the consistency of dal by adding warm water, usually, this dal consistency is thick
Switch of the flame, garnish with remaining fried coconut slices
Cholar Dal is ready to be served hot with rice or chapatis.

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