Madhur Jaffrey's Chana Dal

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Madhur Jaffrey's Chana Dal recipe - How to make Madhur Jaffrey's Chana Dal

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Preparation Time: 24 Cooking Time: 24 Total Time: 48 mins 4
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Ingredients

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups chana dal (split Bengal gram) or yellow split peas, picked over, washed and drained
5 cups water
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
2 thin slices of unpeeled ginger (adrak)
1/4 to 1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp garam masala
3 tbsp ghee or oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 to 2 cloves of garlic (lehsun), peeled and chopped
1/4 to1/2 tsp chilli powder

Method

Preparation:

Put the dal in a heavy pot along with the water.
Bring to a boil and remove any surface scum.
Add the turmeric and ginger.
Cover, leaving the lid just very slightly ajar, turn heat to low, and simmer gently for one and a half hours or until the dal is tender.
Stir every 5 minutes or so during the last half hour of cooking to prevent sticking.
Remove the ginger slices.
Add the salt and garam masala to the dal. stir to mix.
Heat the ghee in a small frying pan over medium heat.
When hot, put in the cumin seeds. a couple of seconds later, put in the garlic. stir and fry until the garlic pieces are lightly browned.
Put the chili powder into the pan. immediately lift the pan off the heat and pour the mixture into the pot with the dal. stir to mix.