Daal baati

From the famous Kalbelia dance to the lehariya saree, there are various such things which make Rajasthan set its image on the map of the world. Talking about Rajashtani food, the famous Dal Bati comes to the mind immediately. Here is the perfect recipe to the authentic Rajasthani dal bati which takes you directly to the state which always welcomes us by saying ' Padharo Mhare Des'

 Ingredients:

For Panchratna dal:

Yellow Moong dal: 1/3 cup

Chana dal - 1/3 cup

toor dal- 1/3 cup

moong- 1 tbsp

urad dal- 1 tbsp

red chili powder- 3 tsp

aamchur powder- 2 tsp

coriander powder- 1 tsp

garam masala powder- 1/2 tsp

hing- a pinch

cumin seeds- 1 tsp

turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp

green chilies- split into half- 3

imli/ tamarind- 3-4 1 inch pieces

laving/ cloves- 3-4

salt- as per taste

ghee- 1 tbsp

For bati:

wheat flour- 1 cup

rava/ sooji/ semolina- 1/2 cup 

besan- 2 tbsp 

milk- 8 tbsp 

ghee-4 tbsp 

salt as per taste

Procedure:

For bati:

Mix all the ingredients well and knead into a tough dough. Knead for 5 minutes approx. Add water it needed. Dough should be tough.

This is how the dough turns out to be. 

Divide the dough into 10 rough parts.

Take some ghee into hands and roll the balls to make the bati. I have made this shape to ensure it cooks from all side. Else just ball shaped bati can be made,

Boil some water and add batis into it. Boil till batis come up in water. This shows batis are cooked.

Take out the batis. Now, preheat the oven at 200 degrees Celsius.

Place the batis on the tray and cook for 10-15 minutes till these become golden in color.

Your batis are ready once baked. Alternatively, these can be fried on slow flame in ghee.

For dal:

Mix all the dals and wash these well. Add water and soak these dals for about 30 minutes. 

Then add some salt as per taste and pressure cook the dals for about 2-3 whistles after adding 4 cups of water.

Now, in a bowl, take some water. Add red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and mix well to make this spices paste. This way we ensure that we do not burn our spices.

Now, heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a pan. 

Add the cumin seeds.

As these turn aromatic, add split green chilies, cloves and cook till green chilies get cooked well.Add hing.

Add the spices in the tempering. Cook well till spices get cooked. Add the cooked dal.

Mix well.

Add tamarind, garam masala powder and aamchur powder. Give it a nice boil. Add water if necessary.

Your panchratna dal is ready.

Now that dal bati is ready, serve the dal bati by pouring the ghee over batis and a spring of coriander.