Dal Baati Aur Churma – A Rajasthani Special

Ingredients

• For The Bati
• 2 Cup Wheat Flour / Atta
• 1/4 Tsp Salt
• 1/4 Tsp Baking Powder
• 1/4 Cup Ghee / Clarified Butter
• Water To Knead
• For The Churma
• 2 Tbsp of Ghee / Clarified Butter
• 3 Tbsp Powdered Sugar
• 2 Tbsp Cashew & Almond (Chopped)
• 1/4 Tsp Cardamom Powder
• For The Dal
• 1/2 Cup Moong Dal / Green Gram Dal
• 1/4 Cup Masoor Dal / Pink Lentils
• 1/4 Cup Chana Dal / Bengal Gram Dal (Soaked 30 Minutes)
• 3 Cups Water
• 3 Tsp Ghee / Clarified Butter
• 1 Tsp Mustard
• 1 Tsp Cumin / Jeera
• Pinch Hing / Asafoetida
• 1 Onion (Finely Chopped)
• 1 Tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 1 Green Chilli 
• 1 Tomato (Finely Chopped)
• 1/4 Tsp Turmeric
• 1/2 Tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
• 1/4 Tsp Garam Masala
• 1 Tsp Salt
• 1 Cup Water
• 2 Tbsp Coriander 

Preparation

Prep: 15 minutes
Cooking: 45 minutes

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1. For the baati – firstly, in a large bowl take 2 cup wheat flour, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp baking powder and ¼ cup ghee.
2. Mix well making sure the dough is moist. Now add water as required and knead the dough.
3. Pinch a small ball sized dough and roll with x impression. Place the rolled bati in each mould of appe pan/ ponganalu pan.
4. Cover and cook on low flame for 30 minutes all sides. Dip the bati in ghee for softer bati from inside.
5. For the churma – firstly, take 3 prepared bati and break into grinder. Make coarse powder of bati.
6. Heat tawa with 2 tbsp of ghee and roast powdered bati. Roast on low flame for 7 minutes or till it turns golden and aromatic.
7. Cool the mixture completely. Further add 3 tbsp powdered sugar, 2 tbsp chopped almonds-cashew and ¼ tsp cardamom powder. Mix well. Finally, churma is ready.
8. For the Dal – in a pressure cooker take ½ cup moong dal, ¼ cup masoor dal and ¼ cup chana dal.
9. Pressure cook for 4 whistles adding 1 tsp ghee and 3 cup water.
10. Now in a large kadai heat 2 tsp ghee and splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp cumin and pinch hing. Add 1 onion followed by 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and 1 green chilli. Sauté well.
11. Further add 1 tomato and sauté well.
12. Additionally add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp garam masala and 1 tsp salt. Sauté on low flame.
13. Furthermore, add in cooked dal, 1 cup water and mix.
14. Simmer and boil for 5 minutes or till dal absorbs masala.
15. Now add coriander leaves and mix finally, serve dal bati churma along with slices of onion and chilli

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