Cholar Dal Recipe
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Cholar Dal Recipe

NUTRITION · PER SERVING60M COOK
CAL 12%·PRO 19%
CARBS 31G50% OF CAL
9G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC15G OTHER7G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 11G40% OF CAL
5G SAT6G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A traditional Bengali recipe of split chana dal cooked with coconut, warm spices, and dried fruit. Often served with luchi or poori breads.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 4
  • 1 cup chana dal ((split and husked bengal gram))
  • 2.5 cups water (for pressure cooking or 4 to 5 cups water for cooking in a pot)
  • 1 tablespoons golden raisins (- optional)
  • 1 to 1.5 tablespoon cashews ( - optional)
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2 teaspoons sugar (or add as required)
  • ½ teaspoon cumin powder
  • ¼ teaspoon red chili powder (or add as required)
  • 1 medium tej patta ((Indian bay leaf))
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2 to 3 dried red chilies (- broken and seeds removed)
  • 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing))
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger (or finely chopped ginger)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped coconut (or 2 tablespoons fresh grated coconut)
  • 2 tablespoons ghee ((clarified butter) or oil - for a richer taste, use ghee)
  • 1 inch cinnamon
  • 3 cloves
  • 2 green cardamoms
PREP
30M
SODIUM
22MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.