Chana Dal Recipe | How to make Chana Dal Recipe

Ingredients of Chana Dal:-

For Pressure Cooking:-

• 1 cup chana dal (chickpea lentil)
• 3 cups of water
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder

For tempering:-

• ½ cup or 2 medium-sized onions, finely chopped
• 2 medium-sized tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tbsp ginger-garlic, finely chopped
• 2 green chili - chopped
• ¾ tsp cumin seeds
• ½ tsp red chili powder
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• ½ tsp garam masala powder
• ½ tsp dry mango powder (amchur powder)
• 1 tsp kasoori methi (dry fenugreek leaves)
• 2 tbsp oil
• a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
• 2 tsp salt or according to taste
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves (cilantro)

Instructions:-

Pressure Cooking of Chana Dal:-

1. Rinse the chana dal in running water. Soak the dal in 2 cups of water for 1 hour.
2. Drain it and then add them in a pressure cooker in 3 cups of water with turmeric powder and stir well.
3. On a high flame, pressure cooks the dal for 7-8 whistles, till the dal is softened and well cooked. Keep aside.

Making Chana Dal:-

1. Take a pan on medium flame, heat the oil and add some cumin seeds. 
2. Add finely chopped onions. Stir and saute the onions on a medium flame often till they become light golden.
3. Add the ginger-garlic paste and chopped green chili. Stir for a minute. 
4. Now add the tomatoes and Stir again.
5. Then add all the dry spice powders - turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala powder, asafoetida, dry mango powder, coriander powder and salt.
6. Saute till the tomatoes get cooked and the oil starts to leave the side of the mixture.
7. Add the kasoori methi and stir.
8. Then add the cooked chana dal, Stir and simmer the dal for 6-8 minutes till you get medium consistency of the dal. The chana dal is neither thick nor thin.
9. Then switch off the flame.
10. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
11. Serve the chana dal with basmati rice or rotis.