Bengali Style Cholar Dal Recipe - Bengali Style Cholar Dal

Step 1: To make Bengali style Cholar dal, first wash and soak chana dal for an hour

Step 2: Now make soaked chana dal with 2-1 / 2 cups of water

Step 3: Watch this video to know how to cook lentils

Step 4: Heat ghee in a pan on medium heat

Step 5: Now cook the coconut pieces till they turn light brown

Step 6: Turn off the gas and keep the coconut pieces in a bowl on one side

Step 7: Once the lentils are cooked, take them out in a saucepan

Step 8: Mix turmeric powder, salt and sugar with lentils

Step 9: Allow the lentils to cook on low heat until the lentils turn sour and soak the water

Step 10: While the lentils are cooking, prepare for tempering

Step 11: For tempering, heat ghee in a small pan

Step 12: Now add cumin seeds and after tempering add dry red chillies, cloves, cinnamon, green chillies and grated ginger and let it cook till the aroma comes out

Step 13: Now turn off the gas

Step 14: Now add the tempering to the boiled lentils with the fried coconut

Step 15: Mix well and boil for 1 to 2 minutes and turn off the gas

Step 16: Serve Bengali style Cholar dal with garam garam puri and phulka