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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

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.

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