Heera Chana Dal 2kg

Holige for Ugadi at a Kannada friend's house, the sweet chana dal filling rolled paper-thin.

• What: Chana dal (kadalai paruppu), split Bengal gram
• Pack: 2 kg
• Brand: Heera, from P&B (Foods) Ltd, Bradford
• Best for: Kootu, vadai, poli filling, tempering

Chana dal, also called kadalai paruppu (Tamil) · kadala parippu (Malayalam) · kadale bele (Kannada) · senaga pappu (Telugu) · harbhara dal (Marathi) · chana ni dal (Gujarati) · chaneyan di dal (Punjabi) · cholar dal (Bengali).

What it is

Heera is the main brand of P&B (Foods) Ltd, a Bradford-based company that calls itself one of the largest independent wholesale distributors of Asian foods in Britain and Europe. Chana dal is split, skinned Bengal gram, kadalai paruppu in Tamil, and a two-kilo bag is how most South Indian kitchens keep it.

It is firmer and nuttier than toor dal and holds its shape when cooked. A spoonful fried in the tadka gives crunch, soaked and ground it becomes paruppu vadai, and cooked with jaggery it is the filling for poli. Choosing between dals? Chana for kootu, vadai and poli; Heera Toor Dal Plain for sambar; Heera Moong Dal Washed for pongal.

Tip: For paruppu vadai, soak only two hours and grind coarse with no water. Too smooth and they come out dense.

Goes well with: Heera Toor Dal Plain, Heera Desiccated Coconut Fine, Native Food Store Jaggery Powder (Country Sugar)

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