Bengali-Style Chanar Dalna Recipe
How to Make Bengali-Style Chanar Dalna
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Bengali-Style Chanar Dalna Recipe: This is a delicious Bengali dish that is made with fresh chana(cottage cheese), tomatoes and spices- You can pair this curry with rice and roti.
- Total Cook Time 20 mins
- Prep Time 05 mins
- Cook Time 15 mins
- Recipe Servings3
- Easy
Ingredients of Bengali-Style Chanar Dalna
- 350 gms chana (cottage cheese)
- 3 potatoes
- 2 tomatoes
- 2-3 dried red chillies
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp haldi
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1 ½ tsp ginger-garlic paste
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp sugar
- Salt, to taste
How to Make Bengali-Style Chanar Dalna
1.
Start by cutting the potatoes and tomatoes into roughly chopped cubes. Now, mix red chilli powder and haldi with some water to make a paste.
2.
Heat oil in a pan and add the potatoes. Fry them until they turn golden brown in colour. In the same pan, add the chana (cottage cheese) and fry it too.
3.
In the remaining oil, add dried red chilies, bay leaves, and cumin seeds. Saute for a minute or two, and then add the chopped tomatoes.
4.
Now, add ginger-garlic paste, cumin powder, and the prepared red chilli powder and haldi paste. Mix well and add sugar, salt, and water. Cook until the oil starts to separate from the mixture.
5.
Next, add the fried potatoes and chana to the mixture, cover the pan with a lid, and cook on a medium flame for 10–15 minutes. Finally, add garam masala and ghee to the gravy and give it a nice mix. Bengali chanar dalna is ready to be relished!