Cholar Dal Recipe

Name: Cholar Dal
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: east indian
Ingredients: 1 g · Asafoetida (hing); 1 piece · Bay leaf; 150 g · Chana dal; 3 pieces · Cloves; 4 g · Cumin seeds; 2 pieces · Dried red chilli; 30 g · Fresh coconut; 30 g · Ghee; 3 pieces · Green cardamom; 15 g · Raisins; Salt; 10 g · Sugar; 2 g · Turmeric powder

Ingredients

2 servings

Contains: dairy

Asafoetida (hing)
1 g
Bay leaf
1 pc
Chana dal
150 g
Cloves
3 pc
Cumin seeds
4 g
Dried red chilli
2 pc
Fresh coconut
sliced thin
30 g
Ghee
30 g
Green cardamom
3 pc
Raisins
15 g
Salt
to taste
Sugar
10 g
Turmeric powder
2 g

Flavor profile

Spice

Sweetness

Richness

Method

1Pressure-cook 150 g chana dal with turmeric until soft but not mushy.
2Stir in salt, sugar and a little chilli powder and keep warm.
3Heat ghee and fry the coconut slivers until golden, then set aside.
4In the same ghee crackle cumin, bay leaf, cardamom, cloves and dried red chilli.
5Add asafoetida and let it sizzle.
6Pour the tempering into the dal along with raisins and simmer 5 minutes.
7Scatter the fried coconut over the top and serve hot with luchi.