Luchi and Cholar Dal

Name: Luchi and Cholar Dal
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups maida; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp sugar; 1 tbsp oil; 1/2 cup milk (approx.); 2 cups oil for deep fry; 150 gms chana dal; 2 tbsp ghee; 1/4 coconut; 3 bay leaves; 2-3 cinnamon; 4-5 cloves; 5 elaichi; 2 dry red chillies; 1/2 tsp jira; 1 " piece ginger; 1/4 tsp hing; 1/2 tsp haldi; 1 tsp salt; 3-4 green chillies; 1 big brinjal; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/3 tsp haldi; 3/4 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder; 2 tsp mustard oil

Bina Anjaria @bina_anjaria_123

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Traditional Bengali recipe prepared for the DURGA PUJA THALI OFFERING

Bina Anjaria @bina_anjaria_123

#DP
Traditional Bengali recipe prepared for the DURGA PUJA THALI OFFERING

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Ingredients

1 hour

4 servings

For Luchi:
2 cupsmaida
1/2 tspsalt
1/2 tspsugar
1 tbspoil
1/2 cupmilk (approx.)
2 cupsoil for deep fry
For Cholar Dal:
150 gmschana dal
2 tbspghee
1/4coconut
3bay leaves
2-3cinnamon
4-5cloves
5elaichi
2dry red chillies
1/2 tspjira
1 "piece ginger
1/4 tsphing
1/2 tsphaldi
1 tspsalt
3-4green chillies
For Baigan Bhajan:
1big brinjal
1/2 tspsalt
1/3 tsphaldi
3/4 tspKashmiri chilli powder
2 tspmustard oil

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Steps

1 hour

1

For luchi dough: Into the sieved maida, mix salt,sugar and 3/4 tbsp oil.
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Adding milk knead a medium stiff dough. Smoothen dough using 1/4 tbsp oil. Knead dough for 2-3 minutes and rest it for at least 20 minutes.
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For cholar dal: Soak chana dal for 4-5 hours. Drain and take the soaked chana dal in a cooker.
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Add in 2 cups water,salt and 1 tsp oil. Pressure cook to 4 whistles and then cook further for 2-3 minutes on slow gas flame. Ready all the cholar dal ingredients. Meanwhile, in 2 tbsp ghee fry the coconut slices. Keep it in a plate.
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In same ghee, take all khada masalas. Add in jira and grated ginger. Saute a bit and add in hing and haldi.
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Open cooker and add in the cooked chana dal. Add in the fried coconut (reserve some for garnish)
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Mix. Slit and add in 4 green chillies. Add water as needed. Bring to a boil and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Switch off gas flame. Ready ingredients for baigan bhaja.
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Baigan bhaja:Thickly slice the brinjal. Mix masala and apply on both sides of the brinjal slices. Grill on medium heat on a tava using mustard oil. Turn when grill marks come.
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For luchi making:Meanwhile, make portions of the maida dough for luchi. 17 luchis can be made from this measure. Roll all the luchis.
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Deep fry in hot oil. Turn and fry on both sides. Because of the sugar and milk in the dough,a nice reddish hue comes on the luchis.
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Drain off excess oil and take out in a plate. Garnish cholar dal with coconut slices. Now all the items are ready to offer to Maa Durga.
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Offer with bhakti and enjoy the prashaad with family and friends. Happy cooking 😊!!