Chana Dal - 1 kg

Chana dal is split Bengal gram, made by removing the skin of kala chana (small brown chickpeas) and splitting the seed. It has a mildly sweet, nutty taste and holds its shape well when cooked, which makes it one of the most used pulses in Indian kitchens. It is cooked on its own as chana dal tadka or with lauki, and mixed with other dals for dal fry. South Indian homes use it in tempering for poha, upma and chutneys, and soaked chana dal is ground for vadas and dal pakoras. It is also the base for chana dal halwa and for puran in puran poli. This chana dal comes from farmer producer companies including Agrobahal Farmer Producer Company, Gangarampur Farmers Producer Company, Nandgaon Farmer Producer Company, Narsinghpur Eco Foods Producer Company and Rajmata Jijau Women FPO. Soak for 30 minutes before cooking for quicker, softer dal. Available in 500 g and 1 kg packs.