Slow Cooker Cholar Daler Murgi (Chicken Curry with Chickpea Lentils)

Cholar Dal also referred as chana dal, is not a everyday dal. It is generally made to glamorize your dining table with when you have company. It is a staple in Bengali weddings and is usually best when served with luchi. Cholar Daler Murgi is a unique dish, an attempt to amalgamate two best ingredients to form a very tasty and classy dish. 

INGREDIENT

1 cup Chana dal, chick pea lentils (Soaked for 3 hrs).
6 chicken thighs, 
1 cup minced red onion
3 tbsp mustard oil
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 cup chopped raw mango
1 cup chopped Roma tomato
2 tbsp curry powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp paprika
1 jalapeno, chopped
salt to taste
4 cups water


DIRECTION

In a Pan pour 2 tbsp of mustard oil and fry the onions till golden then add the spices and tomato and saute for two minutes. In a slow cooker  add all the ingredients (make sure that you add chicken as the final ingredient). Cook for 6 hours on low.  Garnish with cilantro. Serve hot with puri or plain rice.

CHEFS NOTES
You can substitute the raw mango with raw mango powder or Amchur powder available in any Indian stores. You may also substitute the water with the water in which chickpea lentil was soaked.