Rajasthani Dal Baati & Churma

Rajasthani food is incomplete without Dal Baati. It comes on the top of list in Rajasthani food items.
Flaky baked dough balls served with spicy Panchratan (made from five dal/lentils) Dal

Baati can be make in Oven , Tandoor, Gas Oven or Frying process.



Here I am making Baatis in Oven

Panchratan dal made from mixture of five dal. It is spicy and yummy in taste basically masaladar, tadkedar dal.  :)
 We can enjoy this dal with bati, rice, chapati, stuffed paranthas.
Dal bati is incomplete without green chutney, Onions and lemons.
Here is complete recipe
I hope you will like it.

Ingredients 

For Baati

Around for 14 Batis

2 cup wheat Flour
1/4 cup semolina or sooji
 1/4 cup Besan or Gram flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup oil/ghee

1 tsp Carom seeds (ajwain seeds)

about 3/4 cup water or as required



For Panchratan dal

1/4 cup Moong dal
1/4 cup Toor dal
1/2 cup Urad dal
1/2 cup  Chana dal
1/4 cup Red Masoor dal
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp turmeric powder

2-3 finely chopped tomato
1-2 finely chopped onion
2-3 finely chopped green chili
1 tbsp ginger paste
1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro or coriander

2 tbsp ghee
1/2 tbsp Garam masala
11/2 tsp Coriander power
1/2 tsp red chili power
11/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp cumin seed
1 tsp mango powder
A pinch of Asofetida
1 tbsp lemon juice


Method 

Panchratan dal


Wash and soak all the dals together.
Put the soaked dal in the cooker with 2-21/2 cup water with salt and turmeric powder.
Close the lid of cooker and cook it on medium gas until 2 whistle come.Turn off the gas . (like any normal dal)

In a pan, add ghee . When ghee is hot then add cumin seed.
When cumin seed start cracking, then add hing, ginger paste and green chili .
Stir it for few seconds.

Add onion and mix well . Add 1 tsp salt and cook it on medium gas for 3-4 minutes.
Add tomatoes and cook it  on medium gas for 4-5 minutes or until it become tender.

Now add all spices and stir it for 2 minutes.
Add dal and add 1/4 cup water or as require and cook it for 4-5 minutes on medium gas. (covered pan with the lid).

* you can adjust spices as per your taste
* you can adjust quantity of water according to consistency of dal
* Onion is optional 

Add lemon juice . Turn off the gas.
Garnish with cilantro

Serve hot with Chapati, naan, rice and of course Baati

Baati recipe

In a bowl, Add wheat flour, Sooji, besan and salt and baking soda . mix well.
Add oil and mix well. Add water gradually and knead the dough .(Dough should be little firm ).

Keep aside for 20 minutes.


Oven

Preheat the oven to 350 degree F
Divide the dough into equal parts and roll them into balls (like ladoo) . They will not be very smooth balls, and can have cracks all over or partially. It will help to bake the baatis from inside and outside evenly.

Flatten the round lightly using your thumb to make an indentation in the center of baati.

Arrange the baatis on cookie sheet. And grease lightly with the ghee/oil
Keep them in the oven for 25 minutes then turn them and keep them for 20-25 minutes until baatis are golden brown .

Baatis are ready

Churma

Now the baatis are ready ..
Break baatis into grinder and grind them into fine powder.
In a pan add this mixture and add 2-3 tbsp ghee and corasely grinded Almond powder.
in a plate take it out and keep it aside for cool.


Serve Hot Dal baati with green chutney , onion salad and Lemon...
For Extra yummy taste  dip Dal baati in melted ghee and enjoy

Deep Frying :-

You can deep fry baatis in medium low gas ....It will give you a different unique taste.

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