Channa Dalna/Cottage Cheese Curry

 Today I cooked Channa r Dalna(Bengali name) refers to homemade Cottage Cheese Curry which is an authentic Bengali dish.It is delicious and nutritious vegetarian dish.Channa r Dalna mostly made during puja or any religious occasions. It can be served as a Veg side dish along with main course.With some basic ingredients you can prepare the dish at any day.

Preparation Time: 10-15 minutes                            Serving:  3-4
Cooking Time: 20-25 minutes                                  Category: Veg

Ingredients:

• 1 ltr full cream milk
• 4 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoon refine flour (Maida)
• 1 big sized potato (cut into medium cubes)
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin seed (whole jeera)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 dried red chili
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 2 green chili
• 1 teaspoon ghee
• 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 6 teaspoon mustard oil
• Salt & Sugar as per taste

Method:

• Heat the milk in a heavy bottomed vessel, when it start to boil, reduce the flame,add lemon juice & stir
• Heat further until the milk will curdle and the whey will separate.Turn off the flame
• Take a strainer,lined with a muslin cloth.Pour the curdled milk in it
• Wash it under cold water for 3 to 4 times to remove the sourness of lemon juice 
• After that take out the Channa/Homemade cottage cheese in a big bowl and knead it with maida and a pinch of sugar

• Make small ball and flatten them with hand or you can make any shape as you desire

• Deep fry them in a frying pan with 6 teaspoon of mustard oil

• Once it is fried keep them aside

• In the same oil add cumin seed,bay leaf and dried red chili.Stir for 1min
  

• Now add potato to fry.Stir for 3-4 min

• Add turmeric powder,red chili powder and cumin powder paste

• Add green chili salt and sugar

• Cook until oil comes out from the masala

• Add water 1 and 1/2 cup of a medium size cup.Reduce the flame

• Add Channa balls cover until potato gets fully boiled

• Add ghee and garam masala just before you turn off the heat

Serve hot with rice or polau

Try this delicious and nutritious authentic Bengali dish. Its really mouthwatering!Hope u & your family will enjoy the dish of course don't  forget to share with me. I appreciate your comments.

Thank you for your valuable time.Stay good
Happy Cooking....:)