Chainsoo – Ghadhwali Daal

Ingredients

Split black lentil (Kali Urad Dal) – ¾ cup

Ginger – small piece

Garlic – 6 clove

Cumin seed (Jeera) – ¼ tea spoon

Asafoetida (Hing) – 2 pinch

Salt – according to taste

Whole red dried chilli – 2

Coriander Powder – 1 tea spoon

Turmeric powder – ½ tea spoon

Fennel seed powder (sauf powder) – ½ tea spoon

Green chilli – 1

Garam masala – ½ tea spoon

Oil – 3 Table Spoon

Method

Roast urad daal in a pan until a nice aroma starts coming. Urad seed also turns little brown after roasting. This process will take approx 5 minutes on simmer gas flame.

Grind the dal to make a coarse powder.

Heat oil in an iron pan / kadhai. Add hing and cumin seed. When cumin seeds turn a little brown, add crushed ginger and garlic.

After a minute, add red whole chili, stir well. Now add urad dal powder and sauté well on simmer gas flame for approx 4 minutes. Now add all the spices and cook for another 2 minutes.

Add 4 cups of water and stir well. Let it cook on simmer gas flame until it turns half of the quantity. This process will take 12 – 15 minutes.

Chainsoo is ready to serve. Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve hot with steamed rice.