Daal Bati

Daal Bati

For Bati : 

Preparation Time : 10 Min.

Cooking Time : 30 Min.

Complexity : Medium

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour : 2 cup

Semolina : 1/2 cup

Salt : 1/2 tsp

Carom Seeds (Ajwain) : 1/4 tsp

oil : 2 tbsp

Chopped Green Chillies  : as per taste

Yogurt : 1/2 cup

Baking Powder : 1/2 tsp

Ghee : 2 tbsp (For Garnishing)

Method :

1. Mix wheat flour and semolina in a bowl. 
2. Now mix carom seeds and salt.
3. Add oil and incorporate into the flour.
4. Mix yogurt and green chillies.
5. Now with the help of luke warm water knead the flour mixture into a tight dough.
6. Now keep dough aside for half an hour.
7. Preheat oven at 356 fahrenheit or 180 degree celcius.
8. Now make medium size round balls and transfer them into baking tray.
9. Bake for 15 min, turn and bake for another 10 min.
10. Now dip them in melted ghee or use them directly with panch ratna deal.

For Panch Ratna Daal :

Preparation Time : 10 Min. + one hour soaking time for daal

Cooking Time : 30 Min.

Complexity : Easy

Ingredients :

Toor Daal : 1/4 Cup

Moong Daal : 1/4 Cup

Chana Daal : 1/4 Cup

Urad Daal : 1/4 Cup

Masoor Daal : 1/4 Cup

Salt : As per taste

Oil : 1tbsp

Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp

Asafoetida : 1 pinch

Turmeric Powder : 1/2 tsp

Red Chilli Powder : 1/2 tsp

Coriander Powder : 1 tsp

Cloves : 5, roughly crushed

Black pepper : 5, roughly crushed

Onion : 1 medium, finely chopped

Tomato : 2 medium, pureed

Lemon Juice : As per Taste

Cilantro : 1/4 Cup, finely Chopped 

For Seasoning :

Ghee : 1 -2 tsp

Red Chili Powder : As per taste

Method :

1. Combine all daal and wash thoroughly. Soak for one hour.
2. Drain soaking water and add soaked daals to pressure cooker, along with one glass of water and salt. 
3. Now boil daal in pressure cooker. After 1 whistle cook for another 2-3 min. Then turn off the burner.
4. Now heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. Allow cumin seeds to sizzle.
5. Add cloves, black pepper, asafoetida and turmeric powder. Mix them.
6. Add onions and cook it for 1-2 min.
7. Add pureed tomatoes and cook until oil separates from the mixture.
8. Add coriander powder and red chili powder. Mix and cook for 1 min.
9. Add this mixture in cooked daal and mix well.
10. Garnish it with lemon juice and cilantro.
11. For additional seasoning heat 1-2 tsp of ghee in a pan.
12. Add red chili powder, mix and add to top of prepared deal.
13. Serve hot with bati.

Stuffed Tomato

Preparation time : 30 Min.

Complexity : Medium

Ingredients :

Tomato : 8-10

Cottage Cheese (Paneer) : 1 cup (grated)

Green Chilli : 2-3 (finely chopped)

Salt : to taste 

Red Chilli powder : 1/4 tsp

coriander powder : 1/2 tsp

Fennel seeds powder : 1 tsp

cumin seed : 1/4 tsp

oil : 2 tbsp

Method :

1. Wash tomatoes and remove their cap. Keep these caps aside.

2. Remove pulp from all tomatoes  with the help of knife. 

3. Heat 1 table spoon of oil in a pan and fry cumin seed till they turn brown. 

4. Add green chilli and tomato pulp (which we removed from tomatoes). Fry it for 2 min. 

5. Now add cottage cheese and all spices and mix them properly. Our stuffing is ready.

6. Now stuff tomatoes with the filling and close the cap. You can use tooth pick for closing it.

7. Now heat 1 tbsp of oil in a heavy bottom pan and put tomatoes on it. Sprinkle 1/4 tsp salt over     tomatoes. Now cook tomatoes on low flame. Turn after 2 min. Cook it till soft. Stuffed tomatoes are ready to serve.

Note : 

 1. Do not cover tomatoes while cooking.

 2. You can also use boiled potatoes for stuffing     instead of paneer.