Cholar Dal

Ingredients

• • Split bengal grams/Chana dal (soaked) - 1 ¼ cups
• • Turmeric powder - ½ teaspoon
• • Sugar - 1 tablespoon
• • Salt - as required
• • Ghee - 1 tablespoon
• • Coconut (fresh, cut into 1 inch long slices) - ¼
• • Cloves - 8
• • Cinnamon stick - 1 inch
• • Black cardamoms - 4
• • Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
• • Red chillies (dry, broken) - 3
• • Green chillies (chopped) - 3
• • Raisins - 2 tablespoons
• • Ginger paste - 1 teaspoon

Method

• 1. Boil 4 cups of water in a non-stick sauce pan. Add chana dal, turmeric powder, sugar and salt.
• 2. Cover with a lid and cook. Once the dal is cooked keep it aside. Alternatively, the chana dal can be cooked in a pressure cooker by adding the same ingredients.
• 3. Heat ghee in a another non-stick pan and fry the coconut slices till golden brown and set aside the fried coconut slices.
• 4. Add cloves, cinnamon, black cardamoms, cumin seeds, dried red chillies, green chillies and raisins to the remaining ghee in the pan and sauté.
• 5. Now add cooked chana dal and ginger paste and mix well. Cook for 10-12 minutes or till the dal thickens.
• 6. Add half of the fried coconut slices and mix well.
• 7. Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with remaining coconut slices and serve hot.