This is a quick and easy snack made with bengal gram (chana dal) similar to haldiram’s fried dal . It can be had with tea or any time of the day. This is such an easy snack that all you have to do is to soak the dal. You can add finely chopped onions, tomatoes, green chillies, coriander leaves and some chat masala to the fried chana dal and enjoy it even as a chaat. Today we will learn how to make crunchy, spicy and tasty chana dal snack following this easy recipe.
Fried Chana Dal Snack
Prep Time : 5 mins (excluding drying time)
Cook Time : 20 mins
Recipe Category: Snacks
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Recipe Category: Snacks
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Bengal gram/ kadalai paruppu – 2 cups or as needed
Salt as needed
Chilli powder as required
Hing – a pinch
Oil for frying
Preparation
Wash and soak bengal gram dal for 4 hours. Drain the water completely and spread it on a cloth to air dry for an hour. Do not dry it completely.
In a bowl, mix together salt, chilli powder, hing and keep it ready. If you like, you can also add a little chaat masala.
Method
Heat oil in a pan (to check if the oil is hot, drop a dal inside the oil, if it comes to the surface immediately, the oil is hot enough to fry). Once the oil is hot, reduce the heat to medium.
Now add a batch of dal into the oil using a stainless steel strainer. Stir once you add, to prevent it from sticking together.
Fry on medium heat until the bubbling noise stops and the dal comes to the surface.
Remove from oil and place it in a colander or paper towels to absorb excess oil if any. When it is warm, sprinkle the salt + chilli powder mixture and mix well. Repeat the same for the rest of the dal.
Once it cools, store it in an airtight jar or container at room temperature and enjoy it any time of the day. It stays good for more than a week.
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Crunchy snack love it.
Probably good one for Diwali! I still love the Thengai Mangai Patani Sundal during the
Navarathri season,with no oil. Thanks Padhu for all the recipes you send our way!…Paddu from California
When i made this, first time it came out good. The second time i made it, many of the dal came out too hard and are hard to chew. Do you know what i did wrong? Hare krishna
Either you did not fry properly or did not soak for 4 hours.
I did soak for more than 4 hours . Maybe because i fried for too long, then it became hard, or because i fried on high heat…
Is this made with raw bengal gram dal or roasted??
Yes, we soak the dal and then make this.