posted by bill 07-17-99 10:48 PM
Dahl
"The Home Book of INDIAN COOKERY by Sipra Das Gupta:
1 C. gram pulse (channa dhal)
4 cups water
4 tsp oil
1 large cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
4 whole cardamoms
4 bay leaves
1/2 tsp. tumeric powder
1 tsp. fresh crushed ginger or 1/2 tsp powder
1 1/2 tbsp. sugar
4 tsp. salt
2 green chilles (optional)
3 tbsp. ghee (ordinary butter will do)
Wash gram. Bring water to boil in a large saucepan. Add gram and oil Cover and set temp. to low.
When gram is tender (after an hour and a quarter), add cinnamon stick, cloves, whole cardamoms, bay leaves, tumeric, ginger, sugar and salt. Boil another 20 minutes or so at low temperature. Add green chilli and ghee (butter) Serve hot.
Note: Gram or channa, a high protein food, is available at Indian or Greek grocery stores. This dish could be transformed into a delicious soup by increasing proportions of water, making it thinner.