Chana Dal Crumble

Ingredients

• 450g chana dal, soaked 6 hours
• 1 inch ginger, chopped
• 6 green chillies
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 3 tbsp powdered sugar
• Juice of 2 lemons
• 4 tbsp oil
• 2 tsp mustard seeds
• 8 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves
• 2 tbsp grated coconut
• Salt

Method

1. Keep 4 tbsp of the soaked dal whole and grind the rest with chillies, garlic and ginger. Stir the whole dal back in — that's the texture.
2. Soda, turmeric and salt in, then rest it 4 hours.
3. Spread thin on a plate and steam 10 minutes at a time until it's all used up.
4. Crumble the steamed cakes, then mix in the sugar and lemon juice.
5. Crackle mustard seeds in oil, add ginger, then asafoetida, and pour it over. Coconut and coriander on top.