Recipe: Perfect Split Bengal Gram Raita recipe

Split Bengal Gram Raita recipe. Chana dal is also known as split chickpeas or bengal gram. It derives from black chickpeas which are split with the outer covering removed. The resulting lentils are a bright golden hue, and are common among various Indian dal recipes.

Chana dal is also known as bengal gram or split chickpeas. These lentils have a sweet and nutty taste. Chana dal comes from black chickpeas (kala chana). You can cook Split Bengal Gram Raita recipe using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Split Bengal Gram Raita recipe

1. You need 750 grams of Fresh and cold Curd.
2. You need 1 cup of Split Bengal gram.
3. It's 1/4 teaspoon of Roasted cumin powder.
4. It's 1 of Onion.
5. Prepare 1 of Green chilli.
6. You need 2 pinches of Red chilli powder.
7. You need 2 pinches of Black pepper powder.
8. It's to taste of Salt.
9. You need 1/4 teaspoon of Turmeric powder.

They are split and the outer husk is removed. These lentils are also powdered to give besan or gram flour. In a pot,add ghee & let it melt. Add cumin seeds,black cardamom,cloves,black peppercorns,cinnamon sticks & mix well.

Split Bengal Gram Raita recipe instructions

1. Wash gram dal thoroughly and soak it in water and keep it for 4 hours..
   
2. Put 1 cup of water, turmeric, salt, and lentil in the cooker and put it on the flame and bring one whistle..
3. Open the lid when steam leaves the cooker..
4. Strain the dal with a large sieve and keep it cool down..
5. Chop onion and green chilli..
6. Now strain the curd with a sieve. Add lentils, onions, chilli and dry masala and mix well..
7. Chana Raita is ready..
8. Note- Do not throw away the remaining water of pulse and use it to knead the dough..
9. You can also make a soup by adding cumin seeds, and lemon juice..
10. Enjoy!.

Add onion,mix well & fry until light golden. This is the most popular legume in India. Chana dal has a very low glycemic index. Whole chana is known as kala chana and belongs to the same family as chickpea. Whole chana is a little smaller and darker brown than chickpea and has a nutty taste.