Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 45 minutes
- Preparation: 15 minutes
- Cooking: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup chana dal
- 1 cup fenugreek - cut into pieces
- 1/4 tsp asafoetida
- 1 onion - finely chopped
- 1 tomato - chopped
- 1 tsp green coriander
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp red Chili powder
- salt - as per taste
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 dry red chillies
Instructions
- To make chana methi dal recipe, first soak chana dal in 3 cups of water for 30 minutes
- Now wash and chop the fenugreek with water
- Heat the oil in a pan
- Add fenugreek to it and cook till the fenugreek becomes soft
- After the fenugreek becomes soft, turn off the gas and keep it aside
- Now heat the oil in a pressure cooker
- Add asafetida to it and cook it for 10 seconds
- After 10 seconds, add onions and cook till they become soft
- After the onion becomes soft, add coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt along with tomatoes and let it cook
- Now add chana dal with water
- Turn off the cooker and cook till 6 to 8 cities come
- Let the pressure drain automatically
- Open the cooker, mash the lentils and add fenugreek to it
- Mix and take out in a bowl
- Now for tempering, heat the ghee in a tempering pan
- Add cumin seeds, dry red chilies and let it cook for 15 seconds
- Add the tadka to the dal and mix
- Serve Chana Methi Dal Recipe along with Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita, Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita and Phulka for a day meal
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 4
- North Indian Recipes
- Lunch
- High Protein Vegetarian