Dal baati churma

Name: Dal baati churma
Yield: 5-6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: panchmel dal:-; 50 g arhar (toor) dal [split pigeon peas]; 50 g masoor dal [indian brown lentils]; 100 g moong dal [split mung beans]; 100 g urad dal [split and dehusked black gram lentils]; 50 g chana dal [split chickpeas]; 1 tomato (finely chopped); 1 onion (finely chopped); 1 green chilli (finely chopped); 1 tbs ginger (finely chopped); 1 tbs garlic (finely chopped); 1 tbs fresh coriander leaves (finely chopped); 1 tsp jeera (cumin powder); 1 tsp haldi (turmeric powder); 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp dhaniya powder (coriander powder); 1 tbs ghee/clarified butter; 1/2 tsp garam masala (a mixture of ground Indian spices); 1 pinch hing (asafoetida); Baati:-; 500 g wheat flour; 1 tsp salt; 4 tbs ghee/clarified butter; 1 pinch baking soda; As required water to make a dough; As required ghee/clarified butter for frying; Churma:-; 2 baati (fried); 100 gms powdered sugar; 1 tbs mishri (rock sugar candy)

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Delhi, India

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Dal baati churma is a Rajasthani delicacy revered as much for it's simplicity as for it's delicious taste.

Awarmplate @cook_17770227

Delhi, India

#gharkakhana
Dal baati churma is a Rajasthani delicacy revered as much for it's simplicity as for it's delicious taste.

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Ingredients

5-6 servings

panchmel dal:-
50 garhar (toor) dal [split pigeon peas]
50 gmasoor dal [indian brown lentils]
100 gmoong dal [split mung beans]
100 gurad dal [split and dehusked black gram lentils]
50 gchana dal [split chickpeas]
1tomato (finely chopped)
1onion (finely chopped)
1green chilli (finely chopped)
1 tbsginger (finely chopped)
1 tbsgarlic (finely chopped)
1 tbsfresh coriander leaves (finely chopped)
1 tspjeera (cumin powder)
1 tsphaldi (turmeric powder)
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1 tspdhaniya powder (coriander powder)
1 tbsghee/clarified butter
1/2 tspgaram masala (a mixture of ground Indian spices)
1 pinchhing (asafoetida)
Baati:-
500 gwheat flour
1 tspsalt
4 tbsghee/clarified butter
1 pinchbaking soda
As requiredwater to make a dough
As requiredghee/clarified butter for frying
Churma:-
2baati (fried)
100 gmspowdered sugar
1 tbsmishri (rock sugar candy)
1 tspcardamom powder
As requiredfinely chopped dryfruits:- almonds, cashew, pistachio etc

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Steps

1

To make panchmel dal, wash all the five dal and soak them for 2 hours.
2

Now cook the dal in pressure cooker. After a whistle cook for another 5 mins on sim.
3

Now take another pan (kadai). Add 1 tbs ghee, cumin and asafoetida and saute onion, garlic and ginger till golden brown.
4

Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, tomatoes and green chilli in the same pan and saute. roast the spices well.
5

Now add the dal in the pan, add some water and stir for 5 more minutes on sim. add garam masala and coriander into it. serve it with a spoon of ghee.
6

To make baatis add flour, salt, ghee, baking soda and make a dough and divide in into 5 equal parts.
7

Take 1L water in a pan and boil. take 1 part of the dough and smooth it by hands and press in the center with thumb and make a depression.
8

Cook these dough balls in boiling water till bubbles appear on their surface. after cooking they will start to float on the surface of the boiling water. take them out of the boiling water and heat the oil for frying.
9

Cut the boiled dough balls into 2-4 pieces and fry til golden brown on sim. they are ready to serve with the panchmel dal.
10

To make churma take the cooked baatis and grind it in mixture grinder.
11

Take another pan and add 2 tbs ghee and ground baatis into it. roast till golden brown. put it aside and let it cool.
12

Add cardamom and rock candy sugar (mishri) into it and mix well. garnish with dryfuits and serve with dal and baati.
13

Serve dal baati churma with a drizzle of ghee over baatis and dal.