Steps to Make Perfect Cholar Dal (Chana Dal / Bengal Gram Lentil - Bengali Style)

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have cholar dal (chana dal / bengal gram lentil - bengali style) using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Cholar Dal (Chana Dal / Bengal Gram Lentil - Bengali Style):

1. Make ready 1 cup chana dal (Bengal Gram Lentil
2. Get 1 tsp. ginger, chopped
3. Take 2 whole dry red chillies
4. Make ready 1 " cinnamon'
5. Prepare 2-3 cardamoms
6. Take 4-5 cloves
7. Prepare 1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
8. Take 2 tbsp. fresh coconut, grated
9. Prepare 2 bay leaves
10. Make ready 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
11. Take 1 tsp. ghee
12. Get 2 tbsp. mustard oil
13. Make ready to taste salt
14. Prepare 1 tsp. sugar or to taste
15. Get 1 tsp. fresh grated coconut & 2 slit green chilies for garnishing

Steps to make Cholar Dal (Chana Dal / Bengal Gram Lentil - Bengali Style):

1. Soak the dal for 30 minutes. Pressure cook in 1& 1/2 cups water for 5 minutes on a low flame after the first whistle.
2. Temper the oil with bay leaves, dry red chilies, cardamoms, cinnamon, cloves and cumin seeds.
3. Add the ginger and saute for a few seconds.
4. Add the coconut and fry till light brown.
5. Add the boiled dal, salt, sugar and turmeric powder and simmer.
6. Serve, garnished with fresh grated coconut and slit green chilies.

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