Recipe: Tasty Chana dal-Paneer Jugalbandi

Recipe: Tasty Chana dal-Paneer Jugalbandi Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Chana dal-Paneer Jugalbandi. This Chana Dal Fry is an easy and tasty chana dal recipe that you will like. The flavors & taste of this chana dal fry is North Indian and the preparation is like the way Chana dal is also known as bengal gram. these lentils have a sweet and nutty taste. Chana dal comes from black chickpeas (kala chana).

In a large bowl add chana.

Wash and soak chana dal for three to four hours.

Cut paneer into half inch sized cubes.

You can cook Chana dal-Paneer Jugalbandi using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chana dal-Paneer Jugalbandi

1. You need 1 cup of chana dal soaked overnight.

2. You need 250 grams of paneer.

3. You need 1 teaspoon of clarified butter.

4. It’s 1 teaspoon of ginger paste.

5. It’s 1/2 teaspoon of whole cumin.

6. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of cumin powder.

7. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of coriander powder.

8. It’s 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder.

9. It’s 1/4 teaspoon of asafoetida.

10. Prepare 8-9 of cashew nuts.

11. It’s 8-9 of raisins.

12. It’s to taste of Salt and sugar.

13. You need 1-2 of whole red chilli.

14. It’s 1 of bay leaf.

15. You need 1/2 teaspoon of garam masala.

Heat ghee in a kadai and deep fry the paneer cubes till golden.

Chana dal was made not everyday since it's little heavy on the stomach compared to other dals like toor/arhar or moong.

Now those were made like Chana dal has actually becomes quite popular in USA as well now.

I see it in almost every grocery store.

Chana dal-Paneer Jugalbandi step by step

1. Boil the soaked dal with little salt and turmeric till it is just soft not mashed, separate the dal and extra water.

2. Soak raisins and cashew nuts for some time.

3. Cut the paneer in small cubes and fry for few seconds and dip into warm water.

4. Heat clarified butter in a kadai, put whole red chilli and bay leaf and whole cumin and asafoetida, let it splatter, add ginger paste saute for some time, add the rest dry masala and Little water and saute for some time, add boiled dal and paneer (not the water). Add salt and sugar to taste, add cashew nuts and raisins.

5. Add the water from the boiled dal if required. Add garam masala. let it cook and dry it..

6. Serve with hot puri / paratha / roti.

This recipe comes together quickly if you use.

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If not serving right away then keep it covered so it stays warm.

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