Dal kanda

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Priyanka Sudesh
Priyanka Sudesh @cook_22358434
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Dal Kanda is a simple and authentic Maharashtrian dish using Chana dal and onions. This is the traditional dish of Saoji community.

Kanda in Marathi means Onion and not surprisingly this dish has onions in abundance.

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Ingredients

25 minutes
4 people
  1. 125 gramsoaked Chana dal
  2. 2big onions (chopped)
  3. 1medium tometo (chopped)
  4. 2 tspoil
  5. 2bay leaves
  6. 1 tspmustard seeds
  7. 1 tspcumin seeds
  8. Pinchasafoetida(hing)
  9. 2 tspginger-garlic paste
  10. 1/2 tspturmeric powder
  11. 1 tspchilli powder
  12. 1 tspKanda-lasun masala
  13. 1/2 tspgoda masala
  14. 1 tspgaram masala powder
  15. leavesfinely chopped coriander
  16. leavescurry
  17. to tastesalt

Cooking Instructions

25 minutes
  1. 1

    In a pan heat 2 tsp oil and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, bay leaves and asafoetida. Add some curry leaves, chopped coriander and onions. roast it till onion become soft.

  2. 2

    Once done add ginger-garlic paste and chopped tometos and saute. In the meantime mix chilli powder, turmeric powder, kanda-lasun masala, goda masala and garam masala and sauté further for few more minutes.

  3. 3

    Now add the chana dal to the pan. Add salt and saute well till the dal absorbs all flavours of the spices. Add water as per your desired consistency. Cover & cook on low flame till the dal gets cooked well. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with roti, rice or bhakri.

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Priyanka Sudesh
Priyanka Sudesh @cook_22358434
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I am software engineer by profession. Like to cook different foods by passion.
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