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Dal Pakwan

A spicy and flavourful Chana Dal paired with Crispy mini fried Indian style bread .
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • Dal
  • 1 Cup Chana Dal(Bengal gram )
  • ¼ Cup Urad Dal
  • 1.5 Tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 Tsp Salt
  • For Garnishing of dal (Tadka)
  • 2 Tbsp Canola oil
  • 1 Tbsp Ghee
  • ½ Cup Chopped Onion
  • ½ Cup Chopped Tomato
  • 1 Tbsp Fresh red/green chillies
  • 1 Tbsp Ginger /Garlic chopped
  • 1 Tbsp Ginger garlic Paste
  • 1 Tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • 1 Tsp Amchoor Powder
  • 1 Tbsp Chopped Cilantro
  • Pinch of asafoetida
  • ½ Tsp Cumin seeds
  • Lemon wedges/slices
  • For Pakwan
  • 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • ½ Cup Semolina (Sooji)
  • ½ Tsp Salt
  • 3 Tbsp Desi ghee
  • 1 Tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • Water for making the dough
  • Oil for frying the Pakwan.
  • Instead of frying you can bake these pakwan at 375 f for 15-20 minutes or till they reach crispy ness.

Method
 

  1. Wash Chana Dal and Urad dal nicely.
  2. Boil them them with 4 cups of water ,turmeric and salt .You can use The instant pot or pressure cooker according to your choice.
  3. Boil it just for 2 minutes in instant pot . It shouldn't be mushy ,so keep that in mind ,if needed release the pressure manually.
  4. Now make a dough with maida /all purpose flour ,sooji/semolina and other ingredients written under dough to make a nice supple dough it should't be loose . Use less water and lot of muscle power to make it smooth.Cover it with a clean ,wet kitchen towel and keep it aside on the kitchen counter.
  5. How to do Tadka
  6. Take a wok .
  7. Add oil.Add Cumin seeds ,Chillies and Asafoetida to it.
  8. Fry it for one minute and add onion to it.Fry for 2 minutes till onions are pinkish brown.
  9. Add Ginger -Garlic,and chopped tomatoes to it . Fry till it gets really mushy.Now add ginger garlic paste to it .Fry it till It looses its raw smell.
  10. Add Amchoor /dry mango powder to it .
  11. Add Boiled Dal to it .
  12. Boil it for 5-6 minutes till it gets little thick . Please don't mash the lentils . Dal should hold its texture.check the salt and adjust it according to your liking .
  13. Note -Traditional authentic recipe doesn't call for Urad dal so if you don't want to use you don't have to . I like to use because it gives a creamy texture to the dal .
  14. Add cilantro and and any other garnishing if you want .
  15. For finishing touch heat the ghee and add little bit of red chilli powder to it . Place it on the top of dal . If you want you can mix it .
  16. Your Dal is ready for serving .
  17. Pakwan
  18. Knead the dough once more . It will feel very soft and smooth.
  19. Make small balls of it . Try to make all balls in same size.
  20. Roll each ball into a thin poori type circular shape.
  21. Now prick all the Poories with tooth pick . You should do this from both the sides.
  22. Heat oil for frying the poories.
  23. When its hot enough fry all the poories by doing it few at a time .If you have small wok then you can fry 2-3 at a time.
  24. First do it on medium flame /slow flame .
  25. It should be crispy in texture and color will be pinkish brown .
  26. You need to have some patience while frying.
  27. Serve your Dal -Pakwan with wedges of lemon and chopped onion .
  28. Tamarind chutney ,and green chutney are great accompaniment too.
  29. Baked recipe -Bake these on 375 f for 15-20 minute,or till they reach crispy texture.
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