Chana Dal And Pomegranate Molasses Soup
Recipe rating
4.73 out of 5 based on 1769 reviews
Description
Delicious Chana Dal And Pomegranate Molasses Soup using fresh ingredients, made with ❤️ for you. Give it a try today, easy to cook. Total time to cook is approx 40 min. Enjoy!
Raw Ingredients
Chickpeas Water Overnight Chana Dal Water Overnight Tbsp Oil Onions Root Ginger Tsp Cumin Seeds Cinnamon Stick Cardamoms Cloves Chilli Tsp Salt Tbsp Anardana Powder Pomegranate Pomegranate Molasses Garam Masala Pomegranate Seeds Coriander
Ingredients With Quantity
- 200G/7Oz Dried Chickpeas, Soaked In Water Overnight
- 100G/3 1/2Oz Chana Dal, Soaked In Water Overnight
- 2 Tbsp Sunflower Oil
- 2 Onions, Roughly Chopped
- 3Cm/1 1/4In Fresh Root Ginger, Finely Grated
- 1 1/2 Tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 Cinnamon Stick
- 2 Black Cardamoms, Lightly Crushed
- 2-3 Cloves
- 1 Small Green Chilli, Finely Chopped
- 1 Tsp Salt
- 1 1/2 Tbsp Anardana Powder (Crushed Pomegranate), Or 1 Tbsp Pomegranate Molasses
- 1 Tsp Garam Masala
- 50G/1 3/4Oz Pomegranate Seeds, To Garnish
- Handful Coriander, Finely Chopped, To Garnish
Directions
- Clean and wash the chickpeas and wash thoroughly with cold water. Place the chickpeas and water in the slow cooker. Cook on high for 10 hours.
- Remove the chickpeas, drain and cover with cool water and allow to stand overnight.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the onion and ginger until soft. Add the cumin seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and chilli and fry for a further minute or until the seeds turn light brown. Add the spice mix to the onions and ginger and fry for a further minute.
- Add the chickpeas and cook on high for another 5 hours. Mix the dal, pomegranate molasses and salt and simmer for another 45 minutes. Stir occasionally. Remove the cinnamon stick, cardamoms and cloves, check the seasoning and adjust if required. Stir in the garam masala just before serving. Garnish with pomegranate seeds and coriander leaves.
- For a more mild flavour, use half pomegranate molasses and all three chilli.
- Also try this with 2 tbsp of sugar.
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