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Misti chholar dal

Misti chholar dal is a traditional recipe from the Bengali cuisine.

Type of Meal : Main course

Type of Diet : Moderate calorie

Food Preference : Vegetarian

Preparation Time : 10 min

Cooking Time : 20 min

Serves : 2

Ingredients List

Ingredients Amount
Bengal gram, split (Chana dal) 1 cup
Coconut 1/4 cup
Raisins (Kismish) few
Turmeric 1 tsp
Green chillies 1-2 no.
Ginger paste 1 tsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Cardamom (Elichi) 1-2 no.
Cinnamon (Dalchini) 1-2 no.
Clove (Lavang) 1-2 no.
Dry chillies 1 no.
Cumin 1 tsp
Asafoetida (Hing) 1 pinch
Bay leaves 1 no.
Ghee 2 tsp
Salt to taste

Preparation Method

  • Pressure cook the dal with salt and turmeric. Keep aside.
  • In a frying pan, heat ghee. Add all the whole garam masala and asafoetida.
  • Stir for a while. Add grated coconut, raisins, chopped green chillies, ginger and sugar.Saute for 2 min.
  • Now add boiled dal. Add in Hot water (as required ) and give a boil.
  • Serve hot with rice.

* Note: Nutritional content per serving

Nutrition Content

Energy
(Kcal)
Carbohydrate
(g)
Protein
(g)
Fat
(g)
178 25.1 7.2 5.2

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