Uttarakhand Style Black Gram Chainsoo Recipe

Name: Uttarakhand Style Black Gram Chainsoo Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ cup Split Pigeon Peas (1/2 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal)); ½ tsp Ground coriander (1/2 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)); ½ tsp Cumin Powder (1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)); ½ tsp Red Chili Powder (1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder); ¼ tsp Ground Turmeric (1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)); ¼ tsp Black Peppercorns (1/4 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns); 2 tsp Vegetable Oil (2 teaspoon Oil); 1 cup Water (1-1/4 cup Water — up to 0.25); 2 pieces Red Chili (2 Dry Red Chilli); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste)

Uttarakhand Style Black Gram Chainsoo Recipe - Dal Recipes (Indian)

55 minIndian

Servings4

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Steps

1To begin making Black Gram Chainsoo Recipe, first heat a Kadhai and dry roast the dal for few minutes until you can smell the aroma. Set aside.
2Once it is cooled down, grind the dry mixture to a fine powder. Heat a heavy bottomed kadhai with oil, temper with red chilli and pepper corns.
3Add all the masalas including coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt with 2 tablespoons water and fry for a minute. Add the powdered dal, mix it up and then add water.
4Cook on medium to low flame stirring occasionally until thickens for 20-30 minutes. Once it is done, switch off the gas and serve hot.
5Serve Uttarakhand Style Black Gram Chainsoo along with Steamed Rice and Spicy Baby Potatoes for your weekday lunch.