Chana Dal Recipe (Bengal Gram Dal)

Name: Chana Dal Recipe (Bengal Gram Dal)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ cup chana dal ((bengal gram)); 1¼ cup water ((1½ cups for pot & instant pot)); 2 tablespoon ghee (or oil or butter); ½ to ¾ teaspoon cumin ((jeera)); ⅛ teaspoon asafoetida ((hing) (optional)); 1 small onion ((¼ cup chopped)); 1 green chili (chopped (skip if making for kids)); 1 teaspoon ginger (or garlic (chopped or paste, ¾ inch ginger or 2 garlic cloves)); 1 medium tomato ((½ cup chopped finely or ¼ cup tomato puree)); 1 dried red chili (broken (less spicy variety, optional)); ½ teaspoon salt ((adjust to taste)); ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric; ¼ to ¾ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder ((adjust to taste)); ¼ to ½ teaspoon garam masala ((adjust to taste)); ¼ to ½ cup water ((use as needed to bring to consistency)); ½ teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves ((kasuri methi) (optional)); 2 tablespoons coriander leaves ((cilantro chopped finely)); 1 tablespoon lemon juice (or ¼ to ½ tsp dried mango powder (amchur powder))

Instructions

Prep:1hCook:30min

Chana dal is a healthy, protein packed and delicious Indian dish where Bengal gram is cooked in a spicy onion tomato masala. It is can be eaten with rice, roti or plain parathas. Make it in the Instant pot or Stove top with this recipe.

Updated at: Sat, 12 Jul 2025 15:02:01 GMT