Odia Chatu Besara with Bengali Cholar Dal

Name: Odia Chatu Besara with Bengali Cholar Dal
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Ingredients: 300 g button mushrooms, quartered; 2 tbsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 100 ml water; 15 ml mustard oil; 200 g soaked split bengal gram; 5 g ginger paste; 2 g cumin powder; 5 g sugar; 10 ml ghee

⏱️ 15m Prep🔥 45m Cook

Primary Dish

Odia Chatu Besara

Ingredients

• 300 g button mushrooms, quartered
• 2 tbsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 100 ml water
• 15 ml mustard oil

Cooking Steps

Blend mustard seeds and water into a fine paste.

Heat mustard oil, sauté mushrooms until brown.

Add turmeric and mustard paste, cook for 5 minutes.

Simmer with 100 ml water until gravy thickens.

The Perfect Pairing

Bengali Cholar Dal

Ingredients

• 200 g soaked split bengal gram
• 5 g ginger paste
• 2 g cumin powder
• 5 g sugar
• 10 ml ghee

Cooking Steps

Pressure cook gram with water until soft.

Heat ghee, temper with cumin seeds.

Add ginger, cooked gram, sugar, and salt.

Simmer until thick, garnish with toasted coconut.