Cholar/Chana Dal(ছোলার ডাল)

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Ingredients:

1. Chana dal-1 cup (soaked in water overnight)
2. Onion(chopped)-1 medium
3. Ginger paste-2 ts
4. Garlic paste-2 ts
5. Red chili powder-1 ts or your choice
6. Cumin powder- 1 ts
7. Turmeric powder-1/2 ts
8. Garam masala powder-1/2 ts
9. Whole red chili- 2 piece
10. Whole masala(Cardamom- 2 piece, Cinnamon-2 stick, Clove- 3 piece, Bay leaf-2 piece)
11. Salt- 1/2 ts or your taste
12. Oil- 1/2 cup

Procedure:

1. Wash the soaked dal well and keep it aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan to a medium heat and fry all the whole masala(Cardamom,Cinnamon,Clove,Bay leaf) and whole red chili a little bit, then add onion and fry until it become soft. Add other masala(Ginger paste, Garlic paste, Red chili powder, Cumin powder, Turmeric powder, Garam masala powder) and salt with 1 Tbs water and stir it until oil separate from masala.
3. Then add dal and mix it well with masala. Stir dal around 5-6 minutes in medium heat(if dal stick on bottom, lower the flame).

4. Add around 4 cups(you can add more or less water according to your desire thickness for gravy ) water and bring it to a nice boil, then cover it and let it cook around 15 minutes or until dal become soft.
5. Then take it out and enjoy with luchi, parata or rice.