Ingredients: 1 cup chana dal, 1/2 cup coconut – cut into small pieces, 1 tbsp ghee, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp sugar, salt – as per taste, 1 tbsp ghee, 3 dry red chillies, 2 long, 1 inch cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds, 1 bay leaf, 2 green chilies – cut straight and thin, 1 inch ginger – peel and tighten
Time in minutes: 40 Servings: 3 Course: Lunch Diet: High Protein Vegetarian
Instructions: To make Bengali style Cholar dal recipe, first soak the dal and keep it aside for 1 hour. Pour this lentil in a pressure cooker with 2-1 / 2 cups of water and cook it till 2 years come. Heat ghee in a pan. Add coconut to it and cook till it turns golden. Remove and keep the coconut aside. After the dish is cooked, put it in a saucepan and turn on the gas. Add turmeric powder, salt, sugar and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Now heat ghee in a tempering pan for tempering. Add cumin seeds, dry red mirch, long, bay leaves, green chillies, ginger and cook for 15 seconds. Turn off the gas. Add this tempering to the dal with coconut and mix well. Cook for 2 more minutes and turn off the gas. Serve Bengali Style Cholar Dal Recipe with Bengali Lachhi and Began Bhaja for dinner.