Cholar dal

Name: Cholar dal
Yield: 4 to 5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup chana dal; as needed water as requirfor boiling dal in pressure cooker or; to taste Salt according; 1/2 tablespoon grated jaggery; 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder; for For tempering:; 2-3 tablespoons ghee; 1 bay leaf; 1 piece cinnamon; 2-3 green cardamoms; 1 black cardamom; 3-4 cloves; 4-5 black pepper; 2 dry red whole red chillies; 1/2 tablespoon cumin seeds; 1 pinch asafoetida; 1 teaspoon red chilli powder; 1 teaspoon garam masala powder; 1/2 tablespoon amchur powder; 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger; 1-2 finely chopped green chilies; 1-2 tablespoon desiccated coconut powder; For For garnishing:; 7-8 pieces cashewnuts, (optional); 15-20 raisins (optional); Handful dry coconut chopped into medium sized pieces (optional)

Tina @cook_18610633

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Bengali cuisine is rich and famous with so many varieties.

Tina @cook_18610633

#goldenapron2
#bengali
#week6

Bengali cuisine is rich and famous with so many varieties.

#goldenapron2
#bengali
#week6

Bengali cuisine is rich and famous with so many varieties.

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Ingredients

4 to 5 servings

1 cupchana dal
as neededwater as requirfor boiling dal in pressure cooker or
to tasteSalt according
1/2 tablespoongrated jaggery
1/4 teaspoonturmeric powder
for For tempering:
2-3 tablespoonsghee
1bay leaf
1 piececinnamon
2-3green cardamoms
1black cardamom
3-4cloves
4-5black pepper
2dry red whole red chillies
1/2 tablespooncumin seeds
1 pinchasafoetida
1 teaspoonred chilli powder
1 teaspoongaram masala powder
1/2 tablespoonamchur powder
1/2 teaspoongrated ginger
1-2finely chopped green chilies
1-2 tablespoondesiccated coconut powder
For For garnishing:
7-8 piecescashewnuts, (optional)
15-20raisins (optional)
Handfuldry coconut chopped into medium sized pieces (optional)

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Steps

1

First of all wash and rinse chana dal, then soak in water for hour to one and half hour.
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After that take a pressure cooker add dal, required amount of water, turmeric powder, salt and jaggery and boil it on high heat for 3 to 4 whistles in pressure cooker. The dal would be cooked by the time.
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Now take a karahi add ghee, heat properly then add chopped dry coconut and roast till brown in colour, then take out and same way saute cashew nuts and raisins and keep aside for garnishing.
4

Now as ghee is already in karahi and heated properly(if require add ghee).Then add bayleaf, cinnamon, green and black cardamom, cloves, black pepper, cumin seeds, asafoetida, dry whole red chilli and stir nicely.
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Add desiccated coconut powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, salt if needed as already added in dal while boiling. And mix everything nicely.
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Now add boiled chana dal into the karahi and stir and mix properly.
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Let it cook on low heat for 7 to 8 minutes. Cover the karahi with a lid.Stir in between.
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Dal is cooked by the time, now time to garnish with cashew nuts, raisins, dry chopped coconut on the top. Dal is ready to serve now
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Can be served with maida puri or paratha.
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Important points: Instead of jaggery, sugar can also be added.