Chana Dal Curry (kerala Style)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup channa dal (washed & soaked for 2 hours)
• 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 cup cabbage, shredded
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
• 3 curry leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon jalapeno, minced
• 1 large roma tomato, cut into large cubes
• 3 tablespoons oil
• salt
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/4 teaspoon hing (asafoetida powder)

Recipe

• 1 cook dal in 4 c of water until soft, adding more water as needed. drain and set aside.
• 2 heat oil in another pan.
• 3 saute cabbage and bell pepper over high heat, about 3 minutes.
• 4 add ginger, jalapeno, hing, dry spices and tomato.
• 5 saute until the oil separates from the ingredients in the pan.
• 6 add 1 c of water and bring to a boil.
• 7 add cooked dal and cook 10 minutes until gravy is thick.
• 8 add the coconut milk and remove from heat.
• 9 add lemon juice.
• 10 serve with flat bread or rice.