You'll LOVE our Chana Dal by Rani Brand--Here's Why: Culinary Uses of Chana Dal Not only is chana dal delicious, it’s good for you, too! This is how versatile Chana Dal is: Chana Dal is a very famous ingredient in many tikkis and pakodas, the most famous being the south Indian Dal Vada.

Used to make Besan by grinding up chana dal.

This flour is gluten free and is mainly used to make batters for pakodas, for making pancakes or chillas and to make the famous Besan ladoos.

Chana dal is used all over India to make dals, curries and subzis.

Chana Dal can also be stuffed into parathas to make something sweet or savory.

Various sweets can also be made with chana dal.