Cooking Recipe Chholar Dal
Recipe Ingredients
Directions
Cook chickpeas in water with turmeric & whole chile for about 1 hour
or until they are very tender. Discard whole chiles. Add salt & cumin
& remove from heat.
Puree one cup of the dal mixture in a blender, adding a little water
if necessary. Return to the pan, add raisins & bring back to a
simmer. Keep warm.
Heat oil in a small skillet. Fry bay leaf & red chile until the chile
darkens. Fry cardamom, cinnamon & cloves for 5 seconds. Add kalonji
& fry a few seconds longer. Turn heat to low & add minced chile &
coconut. Cook for a few seconds, stirring constantly. Remove from
heat & pour over the dal. Simmer a couple more minutes & remove from
heat. Garnish with lemon wedges, sprinkle with cilantro & ghee &
serve.
Bharti Kirchner, "The Healthy Cuisine of India: Recipes from the
Bengal Region"