### TranslatedIngredients: 3/4 cup Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal),6 Green Chillies - halved,1 inch Ginger - peeled and chopped,Coriander (Dhania) Leaves - finely chopped,Salt - to taste,1/8 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi),2 tablespoons Sunflower Oil,1 teaspoon Mustard seeds,1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera),2 sprig Curry leaves ### PrepTimeInMins: 60 ### CookTimeInMins: 20 ### TotalTimeInMins: 80 ### Servings: 4 ### Cuisine: Andhra ### Course: Side Dish ### Diet: High Protein Vegetarian ### TranslatedInstructions: To begin making Barada Palya - Chana Dal dry Sabzi, we have to wash and soak chana dal in water for an hour. After an hour, drain the water from the dal and keep aside.In a mixer-jar, combine the soaked dal, peeled and chopped ginger and halved green chillies. Grind them to a coarse paste.Place a heavy bottomed pan on low heat and add a tablespoon of oil. Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Now that they have crackled, add the chopped coriander leaves and saute for a minute or two. Next, add the ground dal paste along with salt and turmeric powder. Give them a good mix and on low heat continue to cook by scraping bottom of the pan in intervals as it tends to stick to the pan quiet easily. Keep adding a teaspoons of oil in intervals as you fry the barada palya.It takes around 20 minutes to fry the dal until done and the chana dal sabzi to be crumbly.Once the texture of the dal gets crumbly turn off the heat. Serve Barada Palya - Chana Dal Dry Sabzi along with Steamed Rice and Udupi Tomato Rasam for a delicious Weekday meal. You can served a Curry Leaves Buttermilk with this meal.
