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    Chana Dal Recipe: Ingredients (American Measuring Cup Used, 1 Cup 250 ML)

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    This recipe provides instructions for making chana dal fry, a North Indian dish of tempered and flavored Bengal gram lentils. The dal is pressure cooked with water and turmeric until soft. Onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and spices are sautéed in oil or ghee to make a tempering mixture. This mixture is poured over the cooked dal and simmered until it reaches a medium consistency before being garnished with cilantro and served with rice or bread. Adjusting the liquid and simmer time allows controlling the consistency of the finished dal.

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    Chana Dal Recipe: Ingredients (American Measuring Cup Used, 1 Cup 250 ML)

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    This recipe provides instructions for making chana dal fry, a North Indian dish of tempered and flavored Bengal gram lentils. The dal is pressure cooked with water and turmeric until soft. Onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and spices are sautéed in oil or ghee to make a tempering mixture. This mixture is poured over the cooked dal and simmered until it reaches a medium consistency before being garnished with cilantro and served with rice or bread. Adjusting the liquid and simmer time allows controlling the consistency of the finished dal.

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    Fry Recipe _ Easy Chana Dal

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    This recipe provides instructions for making chana dal fry, a North Indian dish of tempered and flavored Bengal gram lentils. The dal is pressure cooked with water and turmeric until soft. Onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and spices are sautéed in oil or ghee to make a tempering mixture. This mixture is poured over the cooked dal and simmered until it reaches a medium consistency before being garnished with cilantro and served with rice or bread. Adjusting the liquid and simmer time allows controlling the consistency of the finished dal.

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    Chana Dal Recipe: Ingredients (American Measuring Cup Used, 1 Cup 250 ML)

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    junkyard
    This recipe provides instructions for making chana dal fry, a North Indian dish of tempered and flavored Bengal gram lentils. The dal is pressure cooked with water and turmeric until soft. Onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and spices are sautéed in oil or ghee to make a tempering mixture. This mixture is poured over the cooked dal and simmered until it reaches a medium consistency before being garnished with cilantro and served with rice or bread. Adjusting the liquid and simmer time allows controlling the consistency of the finished dal.

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    8/17/2014 chana dal recipe, how to make chana dal fry recipe | easy chana dal

    http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/easyrecipe-print/18307-0/ 1/2
    Prep time
    15 mins
    Cook time
    15 mins
    Total time
    30 mins
    chana dal recipe


    chana dal fry - bengal gram lentils tempered & flavored with indian
    spices.
    Author: dassana
    Recipe type: main
    Cuisine: north indian
    Serves: 2-3 servings
    Ingredients (american measuring cup used, 1
    cup = 250 ml)
    for cooking the chana dal:
    cup chana dal/bengal gram
    2.5 or 3 cups water
    tsp turmeric/haldi
    for tempering:
    2 medium sized tomatoes
    cup chopped onion
    1 inch ginger/adrak, finely chopped
    4-5 garlic, finely chopped
    1 green chili/hari mirch, chopped
    tsp cumin seeds/jeera
    tsp red chili powder/lal mirch powder
    tsp turmeric powder/haldi
    1 tsp coriander powder/dhania powder
    tsp dry mango powder/amchur powder
    1 or 1.5 tsp kasoori methi/dry methi leaves
    a pinch of asafoetida/hing
    2 tbsp oil or ghee
    salt as required
    a few coriander/cilantro leaves for garnishing
    Instructions
    1. pick and rinse the chana dal well. soak the dal for an hour.
    2. drain and pressure cook the chana dal with water and turmeric powder till they are soft and well
    cooked.
    3. heat oil or ghee. add the cumin first and fry for a few seconds.
    4. add the garlic and fry till they become light brown.
    5. now add the onions and fry till they get golden.
    6. now add the tomatoes, ginger and green chili.
    7. stir and add all the dry spice powders.
    8. saute till the tomatoes get cooked and the oil starts to leave the side of the mixture.
    9. add the kasoori methi and fry for some seconds. pour this tempering mixture on the dal.
    10. stir and simmer the dal for 5-7 minutes till you get medium consistency of the dal. the dal is neither
    thick nor thin.
    11. garnish chana dal with chopped coriander leaves.
    12. serve the chana dal hot with some basmati rice or rotis or bread.
    Notes
    the consistency of the dal can be easily adjusted. if the dal becomes thick, then after adding the
    tempering, add some water and simmer for some minutes. if the dal become thin, simmer for a longer time
    so that you get the right consistency.
    to make the dal gluten free, omit adding the asafoetida/hing.
    Recipe by Veg Recipes of India at http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/chana-dal-recipe-chana-dal/
    8/17/2014 chana dal recipe, how to make chana dal fry recipe | easy chana dal
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