Chana dal (split gram dal) fry recipe

Ingredients :

• 1 cup chana dal(split gram dal)
• 1/2 cup tomato puree
• 1 tsp garlic-ginger paste 
• 2 tbsp onion paste
• 2 chopped green chilly
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 10-12 curry leaves
• 2 tbsp tamarind pulp
• 1 tbsp sugar or jaggery 
• 1/2 tsp red chilly powder
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 cloves (luong)
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 2 green cardamom 
• 1 star anise
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 
• 2 tbsp oil or butter
• salt to taste
• garnish for lemon slice 

Method :
Soak the chana dal for 4-5 hours, then wash and drain all water. Now in a pressure cooker, add soak chana dal, 1 bowl water, salt, turmeric powder, cloves, star anise, cinnamon, cardamom and cover it with lid and cook it 1 whistle and remove from the gas and keep aside. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Now heat  oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, curry leaves it crackle, add chopped onion, green chilly and saute till. Now add garlic-ginger paste, onion paste, red chilly powder,salt and saute for 2 minutes and add tomato puree, sugar or jaggery and tamarind pulp it stir for 2-3 minutes. Now add cooked chana dal and 1 bowl water and cooked for 5 minutes and remove from the gas and garnish with lemon slice. Serve with Rice and Rotis.

Masala gravy 

Add cooked chana dal in the gravy

Boiled chana dal in the cooker 

Add a bowl water and cooked on the flame