Vegetarian

Channa Dal takes several minutes to prepare.

Channa Dal takes several minutes to cook.

Channa Dal makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Channa Dal are:

1C channa dal
1t black tea leaves
1t salt
5C + 1T water
3T ghee
1/2t cumin seeds
1/4C finely chopped onion
1T scraped,finely chopped fresh ginger root
1/2t tumeric
1/2t ground cumin
1/2t corriander
1/2t garam masala
1/4t red pepper flakes
1T finely chopped cilantro

Here is how you make Channa Dal:

Soak dal overnight. Drain and put into a 3-4 quart saucepan and add tea leaves, salt and 4 C water. Boil over high heat, partially cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer 1 hour.In another pan, heat ghee over high heat until water droplet sputters when added. Add cumin seeds and stir 30 seconds; add onion and ginger. Lower heat to moderate and, stirring constantly, fry 7-8 minutes or until onion is soft and goden. WATCH HEAT AND ADJUST ACCORDINGLY! Stir in tumeric, cumin, corriander, garam masala, red pepper flakes and 1T water. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil over high heat, cover tightly, reduce heat to low and simmer 2-5 minutes. Stir into channa dal and continute cooking for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve.Serving Size:?6 servings

The nutritional information for Channa Dal is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 80.3

• Total Fat: 5.6 g
• Cholesterol: 15.0 mg
• Sodium: 389.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 0.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
• Protein: 0.1 g