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Bengal coconut dal
Fruit and vegetables
1-2 dried red
chillies
3 heaped tbsp flaked or desiccated
coconut
or ¼ small fresh
coconut
, flesh chopped into small cubes
Tins, packets and jars
250g/9oz
chana dal
, thoroughly cleaned
Cooking ingredients
½ tsp ground
turmeric
1 heaped tsp ground coriander
1 tsp
garam masala
salt
, to taste
2-3 tsp
sugar
2 tbsp
oil
, unsalted butter or ghee
5 green
cardamom
pods, lightly crushed
1 tsp
cumin
seeds
5
cloves
1 small
cinnamon
stick
½ tsp brown
mustard seeds
2 dried
bay leaves
Other
1.2 litres/2 pints water
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