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Shajahani Dal
Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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Preparation Time
20 Mins
Cooking Time
25 Mins
Total Time
45 Mins
Makes
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Ingredients
Main Recipe
1 cup soaked kabuli chana (white chick peas)
1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
2 to 3 clove (laung / lavang)
2 to 3 cardamom (elaichi) , crushed lightly
25 mm. (1") piece of cinnamon (dalchini)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp coriander (dhania) powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1 cup coconut milk (nariyal ka doodh)
1 cup fresh cream
2 tbsp ghee or
salt to taste
For the garnish
Method
- Pressure cook the Kabuli chana with salt 4 cups of water till they are overdone.
- Blend the mixture to a smooth paste in a mixer. Keep aside.
- Heat the ghee in a kadhai and add the chopped onions.
- Sauté till they are translucent and add the cloves, green cardamom, cinnamon and sauté for another minute.
- Add the chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and green chillies and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Add the puréed dal and salt and allow the mixture to come to a boil.
- Add the coconut milk and cream and simmer till thick.
- Serve hot garnished with the chopped coriander.
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Vinita_Raj
March 13, 2025, midnight
Kabuli Chana pressure cooked and pureed and then cooked in a rich coconut gravy.
Mruga D
March 13, 2025, midnight
I was not very sure about this dal recipe as who can imagine dal with CHICKPEAS!!....but hats off to Tarla aunty...this dal came out really delicious and soo easy...
n_katira
March 13, 2025, midnight
too good... make it quite often
