Bihari Dal Ki Dulhan, The Ultimate Comfort Food

Name: Bihari Dal Ki Dulhan, The Ultimate Comfort Food
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 2 -3 serves
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup whole wheat flour; 11/2 tsp ghee; Salt to taste; 1/4 cup water (to bind into dough); 1/2 cup tuver dal; 1 tbsp masur dal; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp oil; Salt to taste; 1 tbsp ghee; 1/2 tsp mustard ssds; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; 1 pinch asafoetida; 1-2 bay leaves; 4-5 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1/2 inch ginger, finely chopped; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 1 medium tomato, finely chopped; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp red chili powder; 1 tbsp Boiled peanuts; Mango pickle as an accompaniment

Bina Samir Telivala @Bina_Samir

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The Bride's veil, is a Bihari one pot meal that is as comforting as poetic . The dish gets its curious name from the hollow, whole wheat dumplings that looks like a veil of a dulhan or bride . The shape of the dumplings , however differs , and its name with it , if it is flat it is called dal pithi & if they are stuffed they are referred to as dal ki dulhan.

One thing that all these variants have in common is that it makes a hearty one - pot meal , and requires no other embellishments than a spicy mango pickle. The soupy consistency of the dal & the soaked dumplings simmered in a generous amount of ghee , garlic & onions makes for a delicious restorative dish .

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Bina Samir Telivala @Bina_Samir

#CA2025
#Authentictastes
#Biharicuisine
#week2
#post2

Cooksnap
@Ramaben Joshi

#CA2025
#Authentictastes
#Biharicuisine
#week2
#post2

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@Ramaben Joshi

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Ingredients

30 - 40 minutes

2 -3 serves

For Dulhan : 👇 (Makes 6 -7 dulhan)
1/2 cupwhole wheat flour
11/2 tspghee
Salt to taste
1/4 cupwater (to bind into dough)
For dal : 👇
1/2 cuptuver dal
1 tbspmasur dal
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspoil
Salt to taste
Tempering of the dal : 👇
1 tbspghee
1/2 tspmustard ssds
1/4 tspcumin seeds
1 pinchasafoetida
1-2bay leaves
4-5garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/2 inchginger, finely chopped
1medium onion, finely chopped
1medium tomato, finely chopped
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspred chili powder
1 tbspBoiled peanuts
Mango pickle as an accompaniment

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Steps

30 - 40 minutes

1

Dulhan : Combine flour, salt, ghee & mix well. Add water & knead to a soft dough.Apply a splash of ghee over the dough. Cover & keep aside for 20 minutes.
2

After the rest, knead the dough. Take a big portion of the dough & roll with a little dry flour into a big chapati. Make a thin chapati.
3

Now with the help of a cutter, cut small puris from the chapati. Take 1 small puri in your hand & apply little water on the edges. Now stick the opposite edges as shown in the pic below.👇The pleates look like the veil of the bride. Make all dulhan like this & keep aside.
4

Dal : Wash the dals thoroughly. Soak the dal for 30 minutes.
5

Add this dal with the soaked water in a pressure cooker. Add turmeric powder, salt & oil. Take 3 - 4 whistles. Cool & once the pressure is released, open the pressure cooker. Keep aside.
6

Tempering it the dal : Take a non-stick pan, add ghee & mustard seeds. When mustard seeds splutter, add cumin seeds, bay leaves & asafoetida. Add green chillies & dry red chillies.Saute. Add garlic & ginger. Saute.
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Add onions.Do not brown the onions but only light pink in color. Add turmeric & red chilli powder. Give it a quick stir. Add in tomatoes & cook till they soften. Cook very well so all the flavors merge very well.
8

Add cooked dal to the tempering & mix very well. Now add water to make the dal thin. Drop 1 by 1 all the pithi in the dal & give it 1 stir. Cover & cook both the dal & the pithi very well, till the pithi are completely cooked, about 3 - 4 minutes. Once the pithi are cooked, they will float on the top.
9

Serve Dal ki Dulhan in a plate & garnish with raw mango pickle. Our tasty, flavorful Dal Ki Dulhan is ready to be devoured.