Chana dal/Cholar dal

chana dal or cholar dal

It is one of the most  favourite and popular recipes in India. It is a very healthy and easy to cook for 4. Best match with roti/chapatti, kachori, paratha.

Ingredients

Chana dal                                 8 tablespoon

Cumin seed                               1 teaspoon

Bay leaf                                    2

Green cardamom                       1

Ginger paste                             1 teaspoon

Dry red chilli                              1

Green chilli                                2

Turmeric powder                        1 ½ teaspoon

Sugar                                       1 teaspoon

Salt                                          to taste

Method

First soak chana dal in water for 1 hour. Now boil water in pressure cooker then add soaked dal, turmeric powder, one bay leave and one green cardamom and wait for 1 whistle then turn off the oven and let it be covered for 15 minutes.

chalar dal sedhho

On other oven heat oil in pan and add remain bay leave, remain cardamom, dry chilli, cumin seed then stir and add ginger paste stair and pour cooked dal with water and add salt then cover for 7-8 minutes in low heat. In middle stir it. Open the cover and add sugar, boil it in high heat for ½ minute. The delicious dal is ready to serve. if u want to about kachori then click on  peas kachori