Dal Pitthi

Dal Pitthi

Ingredients

Wheat flour (atta) 2 cup
Pink lentil (Masoor daal) 1 cup
Turmeric powder (haldi) powder 1 tea spoon
Garlic (lahsan) cloves, chopped 7-8 (optional)
Carom (ajwaain) a pinch
Asafoetida (hing) a pinch
Bay leaf (tej patta) 2
Clarified (desi ghee) 4-5 table spoon
Salt (namak) to taste
Whole red chilli (sabut lal mirch) 2-3
Hot spices (garam masala) powder 1 tea spoon
Cumin (jeera) 1 tea spoon

Instructions

  1. In wheat flour mix little bit salt, carom seeds and knead with water to soft dough.
  2. Clean, wash and cook lentil with salt, turmeric and water in pressure cooker for a whistle.
  3. Apply plenty of water to make a dilute dal and add bay leaves into it and let it boil on medium heat.
  4. Divide dough into 30 -35 small balls and roll out small and thick puries.
  5. Using both hands bring the edges of puries up from four sides and press a little.
  6. Drop these pitthis into the boiling lentil one by one and cook 15 to 20 minutes
  7. Daal pitthi will be ready when pitthi begin to float indicating that they are now fully cooked.
  8. Heat clarified butter in another pan. Now add cumin seeds, garlic, asafoetida and whole red chilli in it.
  9. Stir it for 2-3 minutes and put the flame off. Now immediately add red chilli powder and hot spices.
  10. Now put this tempering into prepared dal pitthi.
  11. Serve with clarified butter, aaloo chokha and papad.

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