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🥞Luchi with Cholar Dal

Name: Luchi with Cholar Dal
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Bengali)
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 0.5 cup chana dal; 3 tbsp coconut; 1 tbsp raisins; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 piece bay leaf; 1 tsp ginger; 2 tbsp ghee; 0.5 cup vegetable oil

Authentic bengali indian breakfast you can cook at home in about 40 minutes. 9 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

40 min

Serves

Per serving

580 kcal

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients (1 servings)

1 cupall-purpose flour
0.5 cupchana dal
3 tbspcoconut
1 tbspraisins
1 tspcumin seeds
1 piecebay leaf
1 tspginger
2 tbspghee
0.5 cupvegetable oil

Instructions

1
Pressure cook chana dal until soft but holding shape. Temper cumin, bay leaf, ginger in ghee.
2
Add cooked dal, coconut bits, raisins, sugar, salt; simmer 10 min until thick.
3
Knead flour with salt and 1 tsp ghee + warm water into a soft dough. Rest 15 min.
4
Roll small rounds; deep-fry until they puff. Serve hot luchis with cholar dal.

Nutrition per serving

580

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

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