Bafla Baati and Daal with Spinach

Name: Bafla Baati and Daal with Spinach
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 4-6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Onion; as needed Green chutney; as needed Chopped onion; 2 cups (finely chopped, optional) Spinach; 2 (paste) Tomato; 1 tbsp Coriander powder; 0.5 tsp Garam masala; 1 tbsp Red chilli powder; 1 tsp Asafoetida; 1 tsp Jeera (cumin seeds); 1-2 small pieces Cinnamon; 3 Clove; small piece Ginger; 1 Green chilli; 5-6 cloves Garlic; 2 cups Whole wheat flour; 0.5 tsp (plus more to taste) Salt; 1 glass (for cooking daal) Water; 0.5 cup Toor daal; 0.5 cup Chana daal; as needed Water; 2 tbsp (1 tsp) for rolling, 1 tbsp for boiling) Oil; 2 tbsp Curd; 1.5 tsp (1 tsp) for daal, 0.5 tsp for tadka) Turmeric; 0.5 tsp Baking soda; 4 tbsp (3 tbsp) for dough, 1 cup for frying) Ghee; 2 tsp (1 tsp) for dough, 1 tsp for boiling) Salt; 1 tsp Carom seeds; 0.5 cup Rawa (semolina)

Darshana Patel @Darshana

Kozhikode - Kerala

#CA26

This traditional recipe is absolutely fabulous and favourite. The tweak I brought is I added spinach while making Daal and that became highlight of this recipe.

#CA26

This traditional recipe is absolutely fabulous and favourite. The tweak I brought is I added spinach while making Daal and that became highlight of this recipe.

Darshana Patel @Darshana

Kozhikode - Kerala

#CA26

This traditional recipe is absolutely fabulous and favourite. The tweak I brought is I added spinach while making Daal and that became highlight of this recipe.

#CA26

This traditional recipe is absolutely fabulous and favourite. The tweak I brought is I added spinach while making Daal and that became highlight of this recipe.

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Ingredients

1 hr 30 minutes

4-6 servings

1Onion
as neededGreen chutney
as neededChopped onion
2 cups(finely chopped, optional) Spinach
2(paste) Tomato
1 tbspCoriander powder
0.5 tspGaram masala
1 tbspRed chilli powder
1 tspAsafoetida
1 tspJeera (cumin seeds)
1-2small pieces Cinnamon
3Clove
small piece Ginger
1Green chilli
5-6 clovesGarlic
2 cupsWhole wheat flour
0.5 tsp(plus more to taste) Salt
1 glass(for cooking daal) Water
0.5 cupToor daal
0.5 cupChana daal
as neededWater
2 tbsp (1 tsp)for rolling, 1 tbsp for boiling) Oil
2 tbspCurd
1.5 tsp (1 tsp)for daal, 0.5 tsp for tadka) Turmeric
0.5 tspBaking soda
4 tbsp (3 tbsp)for dough, 1 cup for frying) Ghee
2 tsp (1 tsp)for dough, 1 tsp for boiling) Salt
1 tspCarom seeds
0.5 cupRawa (semolina)

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Steps

1 hr 30 minutes

1

Mix flour, rawa, carom seeds, salt, ghee, baking soda, turmeric, and curd. Add water and knead to form a medium soft dough. Let it rest for 10 minutes. Divide the dough into 3 parts.. Boil water with salt and oil
2

Roll each part, apply oil and flour, roll up, cut, and shape into balls
3

Add bafla, boil for about 15 minutes until they float. Remove and let cool, then cut into quarters.
4

Heat ghee in a cast iron pan and sauté bafla pieces until crispy on the outside. Repeat for all.
5

Soak chana and toor daal for 2 hours. Wash, add water, salt, turmeric, and oil. Pressure cook for 3 whistles. Grind onion, garlic, green chilli, and ginger into a paste. Heat oil, add clove, cinnamon, jeera, and asafoetida,. In the pan, add 2 tbsp oil. Add 3 clove,1-2 cinnamon sticks, 1 tsp Jeera.
6

Add the paste and sauté. Add red chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala, coriander powder. Sauté on low heat.
7

Add tomato paste. Add the cooked daal, adjust water and salt.
8

Add spinach and cook on low heat until done.
9

Serve hot daal with chopped onion, green chutney, and crispy bafla bati.

Tips

For extra crispiness, ensure the bafla is sautéed in enough ghee and cooked until golden brown.

Adding spinach is optional.

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Darshana Patel @Darshana

on July 10, 2026 11:40

Kozhikode - Kerala

I love cooking especially for my son. He is the one who gives me his opinion on every dish. I am eager to learn dishes from other states. I'm more interested in authentic and traditional recipes rather than just fusion and decorations. I love simple, authentic and realistic recipes.Follow me on Instagramdarshana_me