Cholar Dal Recipe

How to Make Cholar Dal Recipe

Steps to prepare

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

Cooking Directions

• Step 1- Boiled the the soaked cholar dal in a pressure cooker with some salt, sugar and bay leaves.
• Step 2- In a bowl mix ginger paste, cumin powder, turmeric powder and mix it well with some water.
• Step 2-In a pan heat some mustard oil. Fry small chunks of coconut until golden brown and keep then aside.
• 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 4- Now add the boiled daal to it and keep cooking it. Wait for few bubbles to come.
• 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

• Step1- Serve it with some luchi or pulao
• Make a paste of ginger paste , coriander powder,cumin powder and turmeric powder
• Heat the cooking pan with 2tbsp mustard oil
• Fry the sliced coconut and take it out, keep it aside
• In the same pan add red chilies,cardamom,cloves,cinnamon and 1tsp cumin seeds
• Add the asafoetida and fry
• Add the paste of ginger,coriander,cumin powder and turmeric powder
• Fry on medium flame until the smell of raw spices is gone
• Add the green chilies and raisins
• Add the cooked dal along with the water
• Add salt and cook for 5 mins
• Add sugar and crush the green chilies in the dal, if the out to crush in order to put them back in
• Add garam masala and ghee
• Add the fried coconuts, cover and cook for 2 mins
• Serve with puri or luchi