Chane Ki Dal

Total Time: 25 minutes
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Serve: 2

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup chana dal (split chickpeas)
  • 1/2 cup onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup tomato, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ginger and garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin coriander powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic thin round, sliced
  • salt to taste
  • 2 teaspoon oil
  • 1 green chili slits

For The Tempering

  •  2 teaspoon oil
  • 1-2 dry red chili
  • 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • a pinch asafoetida
  • 5-6 curry leaves
  • 1 green chili slits

Instructions:

  1. Wash and soak chana dal for 4 hours. Heat the oil in a saucepan add onions, ginger garlic paste and sauté for 5 minutes, then add tomatoes and add all masala- chili powder, turmeric, cumin-coriander powder, salt and mix well. Once oil gets separated from the tomatoes, then add chana dal and add some water and cook for 12-15 minutes.
  2. Once it’s cook then take out in the serving bowl.
  3. In a small pan heat, the oil adds mustard seeds, dry red chili, asafoetida, curry leaves once everything crackle pour on top of chana dal.
  4. Serve with Lachha paratha or roti.