Cholar Dal Recipe: Bengali Recipes

Cholar Dal is a traditional delicious Bengali recipe. Let’s learn how to prepare/make Cholar Dal Recipe.

Difficulty : easy
Recipe type : veg.

Ingredients:

• 400 gms Yellow split gram (chana dal)
• 4 Green chillies
• 1 Cinnamon
• 2 Cloves
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp Garam masala
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 4 tbsp Oil
• 2 tbsp Ghee
• 3 tbsp Coconut powder (fried)
• 2 tsp Sugar
• Salt to taste

Let’s prepare/make Cholar Dal:

• Wash the dal 2 or 3 times.
• Include garam masala and turmeric powder.
• Boil the daal till it turns soft.
• Heat up the oil.
• Add green chillies and cumin seeds.
• Mix boiled water and dal.
• Now include sugar, ghee and salt.
• Boil it for 5 to 7 minutes (depend on you).
• Decorate with fried coconut.