Chana Dal - Coconut

Everything is good with coconut, right? Here is a very delicious dal-coconut combo! Chana dal with coconut!

 

Rice with Chana Dal and Majjiga Mirapakaya

Ingredients

Chana dal - 1 cup

Water - 2 cups

Fresh grated coconut - 1 cup

Onion - 1 medium, roughly chopped

Green chillies - 3, slit lengthwise

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Salt - to taste

For seasoning/popu

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Dried red chillies - 2, tear and deseed

Garlic - 2 cloves, finely chopped

Curry leaves - sprig

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Oil - 1 tsp

Method

1. Wash and soak chana dal in warm water for 30 minutes
2. In a sauce pan, add chana dal, onion, coconut, green chillies, salt, turmeric and water. Cover and cook just until the dal becomes soft, but not mushy
3. For seasoning, heat ghee and oil in a saute pan. Add mustard seeds; when they crackle, add cumin seeds, red chillies, garlic and curry leaves. 
4. Add this seasoning to the cooked dal, mix. Adjust salt and serve with warm rice.

Majjiga Mirapakaya (green chillies soaked in yogurt and sundried) served alongside, adds a punch!