Name: Sweet-Hot Yellow Split Peas with Golden Raisins (Kishmish Waale Chane Ki Dal)
Yield: Makes 4 cups
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1 cup yellow split peas (chana dal), picked over for stones; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon black cumin seeds; 2 tablespoons Ginger Paste; 2 tablespoons Garlic Paste; 1 large tomato, cored and finely chopped; 4 to 6 fresh green Thai, cayenne, or serrano chiles, to taste, stems removed, cut crosswise into ½-inch-thick slices (do not re; 3 fresh or dried bay leaves; 3 tablespoons Ghee or canola oil; 1 large red onion, cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced; ½ cup golden raisins; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; 1½ teaspoons coarse kosher or sea salt; ½ teaspoon Punjabi garam masala; ¼ cup finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems for garnishing

Preparation info

Makes
4 cups

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

660 Curries

By Raghavan Iyer

Published 2008

About

This dal is redolent of ingredients introduced during the Moghal regime. Black cumin, known as shahi (royalty) cumin, and golden raisins (brought in by traders from Afghanistan) provide a slightly bitter and sweet balance to the split peas, moving the flavor of this curry up many notches.

Ingredients

1 cup yellow split peas (chana dal), picked over for stones
½ teaspoon ground turmeric
3

Method

Place the split peas in a medium-size saucepan. Fill the pan halfway with water and rinse the peas by rubbing them with your fingertips. The water will become slightly cloudy. Drain this water. Repeat two or three times, until the water remains relatively clear; drain. Now add 3 cups

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