Cholar Dal Recipe

Steps to prepare

• STEP 1.Step 1 - Soak the Dal for an hour so that it becomes a little soft.

Cooking Directions

• STEP 1.Step 1- Boiled the the soaked cholar dal in a pressure cooker with some salt, sugar and bay leaves.
• STEP 2.Step 2- In a bowl mix ginger paste, cumin powder, turmeric powder and mix it well with some water.
• STEP 3.Step 2-In a pan heat some mustard oil. Fry small chunks of coconut until golden brown and keep then aside.
• STEP 4.Step 3- In the same oil add some whole cumin and bay leaves and some hing. Cook for 10 secs. Not add the spice mix that has been kept aside.
• STEP 5.Step 4- Now add the boiled daal to it and keep cooking it. Wait for few bubbles to come.
• STEP 6.Step 5- Once the dal is cooked add few slit green chilli, a little dollop of ghee and the kishmish and coconut.

Storage and serving method

• STEP 1.Step1- Serve it with some luchi or pulao

• STEP 1.Make a paste of ginger paste , coriander powder,cumin powder and turmeric powder

• STEP 2.Heat the cooking pan with 2tbsp mustard oil

• STEP 3.Fry the sliced coconut and take it out, keep it aside

• STEP 4.In the same pan add red chilies,cardamom,cloves,cinnamon and 1tsp cumin seeds

• STEP 5.Add the asafoetida and fry

• STEP 6.Add the paste of ginger,coriander,cumin powder and turmeric powder

• STEP 7.Fry on medium flame until the smell of raw spices is gone

• STEP 8.Add the green chilies and raisins

• STEP 9.Add the cooked dal along with the water

• STEP 10.Add salt and cook for 5 mins

• STEP 11.Add sugar and crush the green chilies in the dal, if the out to crush in order to put them back in

• STEP 12.Add garam masala and ghee

• STEP 13.Add the fried coconuts, cover and cook for 2 mins

• STEP 14.Serve with puri or luchi