Chana Dal Recipe (Punjabi Style)

Name: Chana Dal Recipe (Punjabi Style)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup chana dal ((bengal gram or split chickpeas) - 200 grams); 2.5 to 3 cups water (for stovetop pressure cooking and 2 to 2.5 cups water for Instant Pot cooking); ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder; 3 tablespoons oil (or ghee (clarified butter)); 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 2 teaspoons garlic (- finely chopped, or 4 to 5 medium-sized garlic); ½ cup onions (- finely chopped ); 1 cup tomatoes (- finely chopped, or 2 medium-sized tomatoes); ½ to 1 teaspoon ginger (- finely chopped, or 1 inch ginger); ½ teaspoon green chilies (- chopped, or 1 green chilli, can use serrano pepper instead); ½ teaspoon red chili powder; ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder ((ground turmeric)); ½ teaspoon Garam Masala; ½ teaspoon dry mango powder ((amchur powder) or add as required * check point 4 in notes below); 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing) - optional); 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder ((ground coriander)); 1 teaspoon dry fenugreek leaves ((kasuri methi) - crushed, optional); salt (- chopped, as required); 1 to 2 tablespoons coriander leaves ( (cilantro))

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:20min

This Chana Dal is Punjabi style recipe of bengal gram lentils or hulled and spilt black chickpeas tempered and flavored with onions, tomatoes, herbs, spices and seasonings. Best served with Indian flatbreads like roti, phulka, paratha. This dal curry also pairs well with steamed rice.

Updated at: Fri, 04 Apr 2025 03:09:31 GMT