How to make Dal Chenchki - Ghee adds a special flavour to this masoor dal.
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Main Ingredients : Split red lentils, Baby onions (बेबी प्याज़)
Cuisine : Bengali
Course : Dals and Kadhis
The Bengalis are great food lovers and take pride in their cuisine. In fact so obsessed are they about food, that the man of the house goes to the market daily to buy a fresh supply vegetables and fish which is a must in their daily menu. The medium of cooking is mustard oil which adds its own pungency. Another very important item of Bengali cuisine is the variety of sweets or mishti as they call them. Most of them are milk based and are prepared from chhena.
A meal, for the Bengali, is a ritual in itself. Bengalis spend not only the great deal of time thinking about the food but also on its preparation and eating.
For more recipes related to Dal Chenchki checkout Thikri Ki Dal, Srilankan Dal Curry, Sookhi Masoor Dal, Panchmel Dal . You can also find more Dals and Kadhis recipes like Dal Makhani, Sindhi Dal, Spinach Mosaru Shaale, Konkani Palak Ambat.
Dal Chenchki Recipe Card
Prep Time : 16-20 minutes
Cook time : 16-20 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Dal Chenchki Recipe
Split red lentils 1 cup
Baby onions peeled 8-10
Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Desi ghee 2 tablespoons
Tomato chopped 1 medium
Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Sugar 1/2 teaspoon
Panch phoran powdered 1/4 teaspoon
Method
Step 1
Wash and soak dal in three cups of water for fifteen minutes. Drain, spread on a large thali or plate and leave it to dry. Heat ghee in a kadai. Add baby onions and fry lightly till brown. Add cumin seeds, chopped tomato, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and cook the masala for few minutes.
Step 2
Add the dal, sugar and panch phoron powder with two cups of water and continue cooking, covered on medium heat. Take care that the dal is not mashed but remains whole. It should be dry with practically no gravy. Serve hot.
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