Channa Dal Recipe

Name: Channa Dal
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup dried yellow split peas; 2 cups vegetable stock; 2 tomatoes; 1 tablespoon fresh ginger; 3 garlic cloves; 1 medium onion; 3 dried red chilies; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; ½ teaspoon ground fenugreek; 2 tablespoons fresh coriander; 1 pinch salt; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon butter

Servings: persons

1 cup dried yellow split peas
2 cups vegetable stock
2 tomatoes
1 tablespoon fresh ginger
3 garlic cloves
1 medium onion
3 dried red chilies
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
½ teaspoon ground fenugreek
2 tablespoons fresh coriander
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter

1
Soak dried chilis in a cup of water.
2
Wash and pick through yellow split peas.
3
Rinse and drain.
4
Chop onion and garlic roughly.
5
Melt butter with olive oil in large heavy base pan.
6
When hot, add onion and garlic and tumeric and fry til transparent.
7
Add yellow split peas and stir fry gently for about 10 minutes.
8
Add vegetable stock and bring to boil then reduce to simmer.
9
Chop up chilis.
10
Chop up peeled ginger.
11
Chop up tomato roughly, deseeding and discarding pulp and seeds.
12
Add chilis, ginger and tomatos to pan.
13
Add salt and pepper.
14
Add cumin, coriander and fenugreek.
15
Put lid on pan.
16
Simmer for 45 mins, adding water if mixture dries up too much.
17
When lentils are soft, take off the heat and use a stick mixer to blend ingredients together.
18
Return to heat if it has cooled down too much.
19
Add chopped coriander and serve.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 16 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 cup dried yellow split peas, 2 cups vegetable stock, 2 tomatoes, 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, and more.

Yes, Channa Dal falls under the General category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Channa Dal

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