Dal Bati

Hi All...
  I am so excited about this post...I got a gas tandoor gifted by my Mother. So I wanted to try something new on it, but what ??? As NAVRATRAS are going on so I tried something in VEG....TRADITIONAL FOOD of Rajasthan DAL BAATI .....Churma is missing will try it next time...
I hope you all will like my recipe.

 

 

Ingredients:
For Dal :
50 gm arhar dal (split red gram)
50 gm channa dal (bengal gram)
50 gm moong dal (split yellow gram)
2tbsp ghee
1 bay leaf
1tbsp cumin seeds
A pinch of hing
2 medium chopped onion
1tsp finely chopped ginger
3 medium size tomatoes
1/2 tsp garam masla
1tsp dhania powder
1/2tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2tsp red chilly powder (acc.to taste)
Salt acc.to taste
2tsp dried mango powder
Chopped green coriander (GARNISH)
For Bati:
2 cups of wheat flour
1 cup rava (suji)
Salt acc.to taste
1/4tsp baking powder (optional)
1/2tsp ajwain
Ghee
Method:

• Wash all the dals and soak them in water for 30 mins.
• Now pressure cook dals with salt and haldi.Keep it aside.
• Take ghee in a pan,add bay leaf, cumin seeds and hing.When cumin seeds splutter and onion and cook nicely till they become golden brown.
• Add tomatoes and ginger,mix well and bhuno till oil separates.
• Add all the dry masalas and mix well.
• Add cooked dal into the mixture and mix nicely.Give it a boil and keep it on low flame for 5-6 mins.
• Remove from fire and garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.

Batis:

• Mix all the ingredients except ghee and knead it into stiff dough with the help of water and ghee.
• Divide the dough into equal portion.Shape each portion into round balls.
• Cook batis into gas tandoor for 30-35 mins (you can cook them in microwave and electric tandoor too)
• Check in between.
• Remove from fire,apply melted ghee on the top.
• Serve hot with dal and green chutney.

Enjoy the Traditional Rajasthani Food....