Dal Kadhai

                   Today's recipe is Dal Kadhai using chana dal or split bengal gram. It's a dhaba style curry dhaba being small traditional hotels along the highways in India. They serve really spicy food so one has to proclaim while placing the order to make the food less spicy if that is what one wants to have.

                       Kadhai in Hindi means a deep vessel with two handles on either side just like the one in the picture above. A dish having kadhai in its name suggests that it is made in a kadhai and by default served in one.

                       Speaking of the chana dal curry in today's post it is a mildly spiced curry (I withheld the amount of red chilli powder you can increase or decrease it to suit your palate). The tomatoes form the basis of the curry giving it a slight gravy like consistency and not keeping it completely dry and therefore it pairs beautifully with any type of chapatis or pooris. It also tastes great with another famous dhaba dish called the Jeera rice.

                       Here comes the detailed recipe :-

Ingredients:

1. Chana dal / split bengal gram - 1&1/2 cups
2. Tomatoes - 3 nos
3. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
4. Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
5. Coriander powder - 1 tsp
6. Black pepper powder - 1 tsp
7. Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
8. Green chillies - 3 nos
9. Coriander leaves - few
10. Salt - to taste
11. Oil - 2 to 3 tbsp

Method:

• Wash and soak chana dal in water for atleast 30 minutes. Pressure cook with very little water and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a kadhai. 
• Add chopped tomatoes and cover and cook till soft and pulpy.
• Add ginger garlic paste, coriander powder, red chilli powder and salt to taste. Mix well.
• Add black pepper powder followed by cumin powder. Give a good stir and mix till everything seems well combined.
•  Now add the chana dal and mix well.
• Slit and add green chillies. 
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

      
                            If you are looking for more easy dal recipes then do check out Dry Urad dal, Dalcha, Meethi dal, Dal bhaji and Khadi dal (lentils with dill) from My Mom's Kitchen.

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