Bengali Style Chana Dal / Cholar Dal

 Ingredients

• Gram dal (Chana dal)
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 green chili
• 4-5  big garlic cloves
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp ghee ( clarified butter)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 inch cinnamon
• 3-4 cloves
  
• 1/4 cup chopped coconut pieces
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp sugar

Method

1. Soak Gram dal for 1/2 -1 hr
2. Add into it chopped onion 1 green chili and garlic and pressure cook it.
3. Roast some coriander and cumin seeds and crush in a mortar and pestle.
4. Heat ghee in a small pan and season it with bay leaf cinnamon clove and coconut pieces.
5. Pour the seasoning in the dal and add the crushed coriander- cumin seeds .
6. Add salt and sugar and simmer for about 5-10 minutes and serve.
   

Posted in: Dals