Chola Dhal [Bengali]

Ingredients :

Bengal gram                                               1 cup [Soaked in a water & boiled]
Cumin seeds                                              1 sp
Bay leaf                                                    1 or 2
Cardamom                                                1 [Big one]
Cinnamon                                                 1 or 2
Cloves                                                      2
Dry Red chillie                                          1 [cut into 2 to 3 pieces]
Green chillie                                             1 [sliced]
Fresh coconut
cut into small
thin pieces                                               1/4 cup
Turmeric powder                                     1 sp
Salt                                                        As per taste
Ghee                                                      2 sp
Sugar                                                     1/2 sp
Resins                                                   10.

Method :

Take one pressure pan & put the bengal gram dhal & pressure cook. [Don't smash the dhal]. Then have one kadai on the gas pour 2 sp of ghee to that & add cumin seeds, bay leaf, big cardamom, cinnamon,cloves, red chillie, green chillie & pieces of coconut. Fry the coconut for 5 mins. If the coconut turns light brown in colour, add turmeric powder, salt, sugar & boiled bengal gram dhal. Put the resins also. Boil the dhal  for 10 mins.Then remove from the gas. Have it with puri or kachori.