Cold Outside Chana Dal

With the heat cranked up and no plans for the weekend I decided to try and make Chana Dal in my crock pot and to my surprise, it was a success. Most of you may know, that a lot of Indian recipes require you to have a pressure cooker - which I don't have. I did some research on the Internet and made some changes to a recipe I found and this is what I ended up with.

Crock Pot - Chana Dal

3 Cups Chana Dal - (Indian style yellow split peas - Lentils also will work here)

9 Cups of Water

1 tsp Salt

2 tsp Garlic powder

2 tsp ground Turmeric

2 tsp ground Cumin

2 tsp ground Coriander

1/8-1/4 tsp Cayenne (depending on how hot you want it, you can start small and add more later)

1 Cup diced carrot

1/2 Cup chopped onion

Add Chana Dal, Water, Carrot and Onion to crock pot. In a small bowl mix spices together and then add to crock pot and mix well. Let this go at low for 8-9 hours stirring every once in a while. When the Chana Dal is tender you are good to go. Serve with basmati rice.

PS - This recipe makes a LOT so if you don't plan on eating it every day for a week or freezing, you can cut it in half.