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Chholar Dal Recipe

Chholar Dal Ingredients:

One cup soaked chick peas,

Quarter tbsp turmeric,

Two green chillies,

Two tbspsgrounded cumin,

Two tbsps raisins,

Two tbsps vegetable oil,

One bay leaf,

One dried red chilly,

Five-six cardamom pods,

One inch cinnamon stick,

Two-three cloves,

Quarter tbsp Kalonji,

One tbsp seeded & minced green chilly,

Two tbsps grated coconut,

Half tbsp garam masala,

Ghee(if needed and as required) and

Salt to taste

Cook chickpeas in water with turmeric & whole chilly until they are very tender.

Discarding whole chillies,add cumin and salt.Now remove from heat.

Pouring one cup of the dal mixture in a blender,add a little water
if necessary.Return to the pan,add raisins & bring back to a
simmer.Keep warm.

Heating oil in a small skillet,fry bay leaf & red chilly for two minutes.

Fry cardamom,cinnamon and cloves for 30 seconds.Adding kalonji,fry a few seconds longer.

Lowering the flame,add minced chilly and grated coconut.

Cook for a few seconds,stirring constantly.

Now removing from heat,pour over the dal.

Let it cook a couple more minutes and remove from the flame.

Garnish with lemon wedges,sprinkle with cilantro.

Serve hot!