Dal Pakwan
By: Alka
Website: http://sindhirasoi.com
Rating
Rating: 4 / 5 stars - 3 vote(s).
Category: Vegetarian
Dish type: Main Dish
Key ingredients: chana dal, all purpose flour
Time: Less than 1 hour
Procedure:
Dal
Ingredients
* 250 gm chana dal(adjust the quantity of dal and other ingredients according to your requirement)
* 1 tsp cumin seeds
* 5-6 of curry leaves(karipatta)
* one small tomato(optional)
* 5 green chillies
* 3 cups water
* 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
* Salt to taste
* 1-2 tspn oil
Pakwan
Ingredients:
* 3 cups All purpose flour(Maida)
* 1/2 tsp cumin seeds/Ajwain (caraway)seeds
* 2-3 tspn oil
* Salt to taste
* 1/2 tsp Red chilly powder
* Sufficient water to make a dough
* Oil for deep frying
Method:
Procedure for Dal:
* Wash dal and soak it for an hour
* Pour 1-2 tspn oil in a cooker and allow it to heat. Add cumin seeds,curry leaves and green chillies and fry for a couple of minutes.
* Add grated tomato(optional)and fry it till cooked
* Add dal, turmeric powder and salt.
* Add little water and close the lid of cooker
* Wait for one whistle
* Open the lid,check the dal ,it should be tender but not mushy
* While serving ,sprinkle mango powder(Amchoor), chilly powder,coriander leaves and tamarind chutney and/or coriander chutney,and chopped onions(optional)
* Serve hot with crisp pakwans
Procedure for pakwan:
* Sieve the flour.
* Mix the flour with the cumin seeds/Ajwain, oil, salt and sufficient water and make a dough.
* Dough should not be too hard nor too soft
* Let the dough rest for 15 min
* Later,divide the dough into small portions.
* Roll out a portion like a chapati
* Prick the surface with fork/ knife,so that it don’t puff out(don’t forget to do this)
* Heat the oil till smoking point ,Slide in the Pakwan and carefully fry it,on medium or low flame till it turns crisp and golden in color.
* Serve with hot dal
