Namaste Friends,

I wanted to save these recipes for myself and not have to scroll all the way down the page they were on. This is a list of Chana Dal recipes from a web site called David Mendosa: A Writer About Diabetes.

I was trying to discover if "chickpeas" could be substituted for "chana dal" because I wasn't sure what chana dal was. Here is Manjula's page on Chana Dal.

I found Mr. Mendosa's wonderful web site all about diabetes and the glycemic index of chana dal, which is extremely low, and have learned lots of new information.

I have never been diagnosed with diabetes, but I have some friends who have, and I would like to prepare some chana dal for myself as it's so healthy and beneficial. And now that I've got so many wonderful Indian spices, I can really go to town.

The following is from Mr. Mendosa's web site and I hope that by putting it here in my blog, it will be OK with him. Maybe I'll write to him and ask. (I did write to him to ask permission and if he should decline me permission, I will be taking this page off. I hope he doesn't and that it's OK with him.) (Note #2: He wrote back and said "Gladly!" so this page stays! Thanks David!!!)

"Here are some of our favorite chana dal recipes. Additional contributions gratefully accepted, tested, and posted!

• Chana Hummus
  
  
• Chana Dal and Squash Soup
  
  
• Chholar Dal: Festive Chana Dal with
  Coconut and Whole Spices
  
  
• Simple Chana Dal
  
  
• Kabuli Chana Dal
  
  
• Alan's Chana Dal
  
  
• Valerie's Golden Chana Dal Soup
  
  
• Chana Dal Soup with Spinach
  
  
• Janet's Bulgur and Chana Dal Pilaf
  
  
• Jill's Chana Dal
  
  
• Chana Guacamole
  
  
• Chana Nahit
  
  
• Bombay Beans
  
  
• Gopala's Chana Dal Soup
  
  
• Simple Rice and Chana Dal Khichari with Dill and Tomatoes
  
  
• Louki Chana Dal
  
  
• Masala Vadai
  
  
• Chana Dal with Cucumber
  
  
• Chana Chole
  
  
• Chana Chili
  
  
• Madhur Jaffrey's Chana Dal
  
  
• Chana Dal with Tea Leaves
  
  
• Smoky Chana Dal Spread with Garlic and Basil
  
  
• Chana Dal with Smoked Tomatoes and Cauliflower
  
  
• Chana Dal with Swiss Chard
  
  
• Curried Chana Dal
  
  
• Spicy Chana Dal with Squash
  
  
• Scrambled Chana Dal
  
  
• Chana Dal in a Pita
  
  
• The Simplest Chana Dal
  
  
• Mini Veal Balls with Vegetables and Chana Dal
  
  
• Deb's Chana Dal
  
  
• Kosambari
  
  
• Chana Dal Khichri
  
  
• Chana Dal with Spinach
  
  
• Viji's Chana Dal
  
  
• Chana Tikka Masala
  
  
• Padma's Chana Dal with Spinach
  
  
• Gretchen's Chana Crackers
  
  
• Kenny's Chana Dal Hummus
  
  
• Pratibha's Roasted Chana Dal Chutney
  
  
• Indian Tomato Soup with Roasted Chana Dal
  
  
• A Teatime Snack
  
  
• A Traditional South Indian Sweet with Roasted Chana Dal Filling
  
  
• Pratibha's Light Chana Dal Soup
  
  
• Pratibha's Dry Chana Dal
  
  
• Janet's Chana Dal
  
  
• Mutton/Kheema Dalcha
  
  
• Cream of Chana Soup
  
  
• Spicy Chana Dal Pot
  
  
• Dhokar Dalna
  
  
• Whole Beans
  

So, again, thanks to David Mendosa for all these wonderful recipes.

Cheers,

Bex

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