Dal Bati

Ingredients:
To make Bati

• 2 cups - slightly coarse wheat flour
• 1+2 tbsp - ghee
• 1 tsp - ajwain seeds(oregano)
• 1 tsp - jeera (cumin seeds)
• 1/2 tsp - sugar
• salt to taste
• 1 cup - water

To make Dal

• 1 cup - toor dal
• 1 tbsp - coriander leaves finely chopped
• 1 - medium sized tomato finely chopped
• 8-10 - curry leaves
• 3-4 - green chillies splited in between
• 1/2" piece - ginger crushed
• 1 tsp - red chilli powder
• 1 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp - dhania powder
• 1/2 tsp - mustard and cumin seeds
• 2 - pinches asafoetida
• salt to taste
• 2 tbsp - ghee
• 3-4 cups - water

Method:

Bati

•       Mix all ingredients (take 1 tbsp ghee only) and make very stiffddough.
•       Cover and keep for an hour.
•       Kneed till amooth and round.
•       Make small balls from dough say of the size of tennis balls.
•       Place these balls called batis in the oven for 8-10 minutes tohhalf-bake.
•       Remove from oven, take a kadai pour remaining 2 tbsp ghee.
•       Then in that ghee add those half-baked batis and cover.
•       Keep flame low and cook for 8-10 minutes, in between change the sides of batis, till light brown in color.

 Dal

•       Wash and pressure cook dal in 2 cups of water.
•       Cool,beat dal with whipper adding some more water and keep aside.
•       Heat ghee in a suacepan and add the seeds.
•       Also add crushed ginger,curry leaves,green chillies,chopped tomato,asafeotida and stir for a  minute.
•       Now add red chilli powder,turmeric powder,dhania powder and some water.
•       Allow to cook for 2-3 minutes,add salt.
•       Add beaten dal.
•       check taste for salt and spiceness.
•       Garnish with chopped coriander.