Cholar Dal with Coconut and Raisins
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Ingredients
- 250 g chana dal
- 30 g desiccated coconut
- 30 g raisins
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 2 fresh green chillies
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 10 g fresh coriander, chopped
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 376 kcal
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbohydrate
- 42.7 g
- of which sugars
- 7.7 g
- Fat
- 15.4 g
- of which saturates
- 5 g
- Fibre
- 7.9 g
- Salt
- 0.05 g
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Method
- 1
Rinse the chana dal and boil in 800ml water with the ground turmeric for 30 minutes until soft, then lightly mash.
- 2
Heat the vegetable oil in a small pan and fry the bay leaves and cumin seeds for 30 seconds, then add the desiccated coconut and fry for 1 minute until golden.
- 3
Stir the coconut tempering, raisins and whole green chillies into the dal and simmer for 8 minutes.
- 4
Season to taste and scatter with the chopped coriander before serving with rice.
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