Telangana Style Barada Palya Recipe - Chana Dal Dry Sabzi

Step 1: To begin making Barada Palya - Chana Dal dry Sabzi, we have to wash and soak chana dal in water for an hour

Step 2: After an hour, drain the water from the dal and keep aside

Step 3: In a mixer-jar, combine the soaked dal, peeled and chopped ginger and halved green chillies

Step 4: Grind them to a coarse paste

Step 5: Place a heavy bottomed pan on low heat and add a tablespoon of oil

Step 6: Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves

Step 7: Now that they have crackled, add the chopped coriander leaves and saute for a minute or two

Step 8: Next, add the ground dal paste along with salt and turmeric powder

Step 9: Give them a good mix and on low heat continue to cook by scraping bottom of the pan in intervals as it tends to stick to the pan quiet easily

Step 10: Keep adding a teaspoons of oil in intervals as you fry the barada palya

Step 11: It takes around 20 minutes to fry the dal until done and the chana dal sabzi to be crumbly

Step 12: Once the texture of the dal gets crumbly turn off the heat

Step 13: Serve Barada Palya - Chana Dal Dry Sabzi along with Steamed Rice and Udupi Tomato Rasam for a delicious Weekday meal

Step 14: You can served a Curry Leaves Buttermilk with this meal