Sweet Bengal Gram Lentil Curry - World's Greatest Pulse Dishes, Best of India, Salads, Soups & Stews

Ingredients

• 2 pints water
• 9 oz chana dal (also called bengal gam lentils), thoroughly cleaned
• 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 3 tsp sugar
• kosher salt
• 2 tbsp mustard oil or unsalted butter or ghee
• 5 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp brown mustard seeds
• 5 cloves
• 2 dried red chilies
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 1 (1/2 in long cinnamon stick
• 3 tbsp flaked or desiccated coconut, or 1/4 small fresh coconut, flesh chopped into small cubes