Alan's Chana Dal

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Chana dal's prized taste and low glycemic index makes it a great choice among lentils and beans. Alan's chana dal brings out the best of the chana dal's flavours with a delicious taste. Enjoy with rice or roti.

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Alan's Chana Dal recipe - How to make Alan's Chana Dal

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Indian Party

Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 2 hours Total Time: 1502 hours 30 minutes 4

Ingredients

Ingredients:
1/2 cup chana dal (split Bengal gram)
5 cups water
2 1/4 " piece of ginger (adrak), sliced
1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 head of garlic (lehsun)
cayenne pepper to taste
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp garam masala
tomatoes and onions (optional)

Method

Preparation:

Check over and clean the chana dal and place in a heavy, coverable pot.
Add water, ginger, and turmeric. bring to a boil over medium heat, skim, and reduce to a low simmer (covered).
After an hour, remove the top and stir every 5 minutes or so for a total of 1/2 hour.
It will have thickened up nicely and want to stick near the end.
Remove the 2 ginger slices.
In another pan, prepare the seasoning. a little peanut or canola oil in a non-stick fry pan works well.
Fry a head of garlic cloves (peeled and chopped), some cayenne, cumin seeds and salt.
You can also add garam masala, an indian spice mixture that varies by region.
Brown them all, then dump the whole thing into the simmering dal and clamp the lid on.
Careful here, because the hot oil can splash you.
Cook for a few minutes and serve over hot spiced basmati rice.
You can also use tomatoes and onions.