Chola Dal with Coconut



Chola dal is a rich recipe with high calories and protein. Reduce quantity of chilies to make it less spicy, but this is a hot and spicy preparation.

Ingredients you will require :

Chola dal (bengal gram) : . 11/2 cup

Grated coconut (narial) : . . . 1 table spoon

Red whole chilies (lal mirchi) : . . . . . 4 to 5

Bay leaves : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 4

Ginger paste (adrak) : . . . . . . 1 tea spoon

Green chilies (hari mirchi) : . . . . . . . . 5 to 6

Cloves (lavang) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 6

Cardamom (elichi) : . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 5

Cinnamon (dalchini) : . . . . . . . . . . 2 inches

Turmeric powder (haldi) : . . . 1 tea spoon

Cumin seed (jeera) : . . . . . . . 1 tea spoon

Garlic (lasoon) : . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 8

Red chili powder (lal mirchi) : . . . 1 tea spoon

Curd (dahi) : . . . . . . . . . . . 2 table spoon

Oil (tel) : . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 table spoon

Coriander leaves (hara dhania)

Salt (namak) to taste

Fry coconut in one table spoon oil and keep it aside. Now take three table spoon oil in pressure cooker and add red chilies, ginger, bay leaves, green chilies, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, turmeric powder and cumin seed. Cook for a minute and add fried coconut. Stir well and add chola dal. Mix it and then add 2 1/2 cups of water and salt. Pressure cook for eight to ten minutes.

Temper this preparation again with chopped garlic and red chili powder in one table spoon oil. Add curd and coriander leaves.





Also try this recipe - Ma ki Dal


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