Ingredients

• 1 cup - chickpea, soaked for 4-5 hours
• 1 - garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 tsp - chopped green chillies
• 1 - chopped onion, medium in size
• 1/2 - chopped tomato
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds
• A pinch of hing
• 2 tsp - lemon juice
• 1 tsp - cumin powder
• 1 - small cinnamon stick
• 2 - green cardamom
• 2 to 3 - cloves
• 1 small - bay leaf
• 1 small - dry red chilli
• Salt to taste
• 4 tsp - ghee

How to Make Cholar Dal

• Pressure cook the chickpea to 4 whistles.
• Drain excess water, reserve 1/2 cup of it, and keep it aside.
• Heat 2 teaspoons of ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds and hing.
• Once it crackles, add chopped onions, green chillies, and minced garlic; saute it for a minute.
• Add pressure-cooked chickpea along with the reserved water.
• Add tomato and all the spices and mix well.
• Cook covered for 10 minutes till done.
• Heat 2 teaspoons of ghee and add the whole garam masala into it.
• Once it starts getting brown in colour, drizzle this over the prepared dal.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and drizzle lemon juice before serving.
• Recipe Courtesy: My Own Food Court