Worked out really well. First time round I made it in a pressure cooker - needed about 10 minutes on level 2 to get the daal soft. My wife was very impressed - she doesn't like to much spice and this is more about texture and flavour than spice. Served it with the Spinach Potato recipe. Next time I made it up at my log cabin. Ingredients are so simple - no chana daal or leaf coriander for miles so I used dry split peas and forgot about the coriander. The effect was that I didn't need 3 hours, instead all was ready and delicious after 2 hours. The lemon is an added bonus. I'm not sure if the brown sugar is at all needed. Highly recommended.

Another great winner.

Another winner….needed 2hrs of slow simmering but was delicious.

It's just me and my husband here at the house, and I would double the recipe, to make life easier. I know that there would be leftovers, can they be frozen without losing the good character of the dish?

Sweet potatoes get cooked earlier than the chana daal so I suggest adding them later or use semi cooked daal. Also at the end little portion mashed added nice consistency to the daal. I loved the taste and simplicity of spices,