Luchi with Cholar Dal

Name: Luchi with Cholar Dal
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Westbengal)
Ingredients: Luchi: 2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 tbsp ghee, 1/2 tsp salt, 3/4 cup warm water, oil for frying; Cholar Dal: 1 cup chana dal, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 3 tbsp ghee, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1/4 tsp asafoetida, 2-3 dry red chillies, 1 bay leaf, 1-inch cinnamon, 4-5 cloves, 2 cardamom pods, 50g coconut, 30g raisins, 1 tbsp jaggery, 3 cups water, salt

🟢 Veg📊 Medium

Traditional 19. Luchi with Cholar Dal recipe

⏱️35 minPrep

🔥50 minCook

🕒85 minTotal

🍽️4Serves

🧺 Ingredients

Luchi: 2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 tbsp ghee, 1/2 tsp salt, 3/4 cup warm water, oil for frying
Cholar Dal: 1 cup chana dal, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 3 tbsp ghee, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1/4 tsp asafoetida, 2-3 dry red chillies, 1 bay leaf, 1-inch cinnamon, 4-5 cloves, 2 cardamom pods, 50g coconut, 30g raisins, 1 tbsp jaggery, 3 cups water, salt

👩‍🍳 How to make Luchi with Cholar Dal

Follow Luchi recipe (Recipe #1) for bread preparation and frying.
Follow Cholar Dal recipe (Recipe #3) for dal preparation.
Serve together: Serve 2-3 hot luchi with generous portion of cholar dal on side. Dip luchi pieces into dal.

📖 Cultural notes

Luchi-Cholar dal is archetypal Bengali breakfast pair—puffy bread with creamy, slightly sweet dal represent sunrise of Bengali morning tradition. ---

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