Name: Channa Dal Curry
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Bengal gram (soaked for an hour but not neccasary, Kadalaparippu); 1 tsp Turmeric powder; Salt (As reqd); 1/4 cup Ghee; or; 1/2 stick Butter; 1 no Onion (chopped); 3 nos Garlic pods (minced); Green chillies (As reqd); 1 no Tomato (chopped); 1 tsp Coriander seeds (ground); 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds(crushed) (Jeerakam); 1 tbsp Coriander leaves (chopped)

Channa Dal Curry

Bengal gram or channa dal curry

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Prep Time 20 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

1 cup Bengal gram soaked for an hour but not neccasary, Kadalaparippu
1 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt As reqd
1/4 cup Ghee
or
1/2 stick Butter
1 no Onion chopped
3 nos Garlic pods minced
Green chillies As reqd
1 no Tomato chopped
1 tsp Coriander seeds ground
1/4 tsp Cumin seeds(crushed) Jeerakam
1 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped

Instructions

Add the dal in a small sauce pan with 1 glass of water to cover the dal.
Add 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder, 1 tsp of salt and bring to a boil. Cook until the dal is tender but not to soft.
Heat ghee in a pan.
Saute the onions and garlic until they are golden.
Add tomato followed by 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder, green chillies, ground coriander and crushed cumin seeds.
Cook until the tomatoes become tender.
Add the dal including the water that it cooked in.
Bring to a simmer and cook until the desired consistency is achieved.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.