Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Channadal Khatta/Creamy Chattisghari Channa Dal /Khatte Channa Dal

Nothing can beat a bowl of comforting dal with some rice or rotis to finish our meal. Am a ardent fan of simple dal recipes and whenever i get a prefect dal recipe to cook with, i wont skip making the dish. A prefect satisfying meal must have definitely a dal based dish to please our tastebuds rite. And my space is loaded with many delightful protein rich dal dishes. However i have many to try and show case in my space. My today's post is an interesting dal from Chattisghar cuisine. Actually this dal dish goes for a facebook group event in which i have been a member since three months. Every month either we cook with Alphabets or Recipe swap, and vice versa. Since i like challenges, i couldnt stop myself to join this group. This month's challenge is Recipe Swap and i have been paired with Seema of Mildly Indian. While going through her space, this creamy Channa dal khatta caught my attention and immediately i tried at home to pair with Dhuska. Trust me, this dal works awesome with Jharkhand fried bread and we finished our lunch happily with these two delicious Regional foods.

Gluten free Channadal Khatta


Channadal Khatta is  quite an easy dish to make with channdal obviously. Seema served this dal with Chusela, a typical Chattisgarh rice poori and she adviced to serve this dal with any sort of flat breads. Yes she wasnt wrong, this creamy and comforting dal works awesome as side dish for any fried or pan fried flatbreads. Though Channadal is the main ingredient for making this fingerlicking dish, yogurt plays an important role in this dish. Yes, the addition of yogurt makes this dish more creamy which gives this dish bit tanginess as well. Dont compromise the creamy texture with cream, i used greek yogurt in this dish, and trust me i literally slurped this dal. Give a try to this Ultimate dal and enjoy with some flatbreads.

Channadal Khatta, Chattisgarh Channadal

Recipe Source: Here
1cup Bengal gram/Channadal
1 Onion (large & sliced)
2 Tomatoes (chopped)
1tsp Ginger (grated)
2 Green chillies (slit opened)
1/2tsp Cumin seeds
2 Dry red chillies
1/2tsp Garam masala powder
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
Salt
1/4cup Yogurt
Oil
Coriander leaves (chopped)

Soak the Channa dal for 15 minutes and pressure cook it until three hisses.

Keep aside the pressure cooker and when the pressure gets released, open and mash the cooked dal nicely.

In a pan, heat oil, let crack the cumin seeds, dry red chillies. Add the grated ginger, slip opened green chillies, and saute for few seconds.

Add the onions, saute until they turns transculent, now add the tomatoes, salt, turmeric powder and cook until the tomatoes turns mushy.

Creamy Channadal Khatta

Add immediately the cooked and mashed dal, garam masala powder, add enough water and cook in simmer for few minutes.

Once the dal reach the semi-thick consistency, add the yogurt and coriander leaves.

Do not stir in the yogurt to the dal, put off the stove.

Give a mix and serve hot.

Chattisgarh Channa Dal Khatta, Channa dal Khatta


18 comments:

cookingwithsapana said... Reply To This Comment

Khatti chana dal looks so creamy and must have been delicious too. Bookmarking this recipe to try soon Priya as we all love chana dal.

mildly indian said... Reply To This Comment

Thankyou so much for trying out this recipe. yes it is a kind of recipe that works will all types of bread. I love the way you have paired it up with another classic.
It is indeed a pleasure to be associated with a longstanding blogger like you

Aruna said... Reply To This Comment

The dal looks so creamy and that is the first detail that caught my eye. I am sure it will taste great with anything from rice to roti to puri.

Sandhya Ramakrishnan said... Reply To This Comment

I love making different types of dal and this is a great one. Love the flavor of chana dal. Bookmarking to try soon.

Mayuri Patel said... Reply To This Comment

Dal is so creamy and with yogurt it must have tasted delicious. Great idea to pair it with dhuska.

Sujata Roy said... Reply To This Comment

This chana dal looks so creamy and delicious. Perfect to serve with any Indian bread. Bookmaking it to try soon. Lovely share.

Poonam Bachhav said... Reply To This Comment

I love the tangy flavour in sales and this one looks super creamy and delicious..would love to pair it with poori or hot piping rice.

Priya Satheesh said... Reply To This Comment

Dal looks so yummy and creamy. Love to have with hot rice and pickle.

code2cook said... Reply To This Comment

chana dal with tangy flavor really comes out great, I make sambhar with chana dal, and taste awesome. I am sure with curd also it would be so tasteful be it rice or roti.

Paarul said... Reply To This Comment

Chhana dal looks creamy and delicious. Adding yogurt to it seems interesting. Khati channa dal I must try it now.

JollyHomemadeRecipes said... Reply To This Comment

This looks very yummy, warm and comforting. Love to have it with roti.

Vidya Narayan said... Reply To This Comment

Chana Dal as an ingredient is so versatile, isnt it? This thick gravy can be mopped up with rotis, pooris and the likes would be a healthy and perfect meal. Regional cuisines teach us so much with basic ingredients.

THE FOOD SAMARITAN. said... Reply To This Comment

The Dal looks wonderful and beautifully done!Superb share!

cookwithrenu said... Reply To This Comment

Khata chana dal looks yum..such a creamy gravy. Lovely colour. Loved your complete platter.

Lathiya said... Reply To This Comment

The daal looks scrumptious and glad that it will pair with any Indian breads...I’m always in the look out for curries to pair with Indian bread...this looks great

Archana said... Reply To This Comment

Sounds delicious must have been an awesome dish.

Ankita said... Reply To This Comment

Tangy, spicy dal recipe..looks delicious..

veena said... Reply To This Comment

This looks so creamy Priya, It will go well with both roti and rice.