North Indian
Chana Dal (Split Bengal Gram)
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Chana Dal (Split Bengal Gram) is North Indian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre and the protein alongside. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Soak the chana dal for 30 minutes, then pressure cook it with turmeric, salt, and water until tender but still holding its shape.
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Heat the oil in a pan and let the cumin seeds sizzle, then add the garlic, ginger, and green chilies.
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Add the onion and cook until golden, then stir in the tomato, coriander, red chili powder, and garam masala and cook until soft.
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Add the cooked chana dal with its liquid and simmer for 8 minutes so the flavors come together.
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Finish with cilantro and serve.
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Serve it with
A North Indian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Chana Dal (Split Bengal Gram), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand. Chana Dal (Split Bengal Gram) carries none of them. That is a checked answer rather than an ingredient list nobody read.
| Allergen | In this dish |
|---|---|
| Peanuts | No |
| Tree nuts | No |
| Dairy | No |
| Gluten | No |
| Shellfish | No |
| Eggs | No |
| Soy | No |
| Fish | No |
| Sesame | No |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 16 g
- Carbs
- 48 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Fiber
- 8 g
- Sugar
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 580 mg
- Saturated fat
- 1 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Chana Dal (Split Bengal Gram) takes about 45 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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