Tuesday 11 March 2014

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Dal Pakwan

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Dal (ingredient)
250 gm chana dal
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 onion finely chopped
5-6 of curry leaves(karipatta)
one small tomato finely chopped
2 green chillies slit
1/2 cups water
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
2 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp garam masala
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
1 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder

Pakwan (Ingredients)
3 cups All purpose flour (Maida)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp oil
Salt to taste
Sufficient water to make a dough
Oil for deep frying

Method for dal
1] Clean, wash and soak the Bengal gram for 3 to 4 hours. Drain and keep aside.
2] Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the onions, cumin seeds and chillies until the onions are light brown in colour.
3]Add the Bengal gram and turmeric powder. Season with salt and add ½ cup of water.
4] Cover and cook on a slow heat for 15 to 20 minutes until the dal is soft.
5]Add the tomato, coriander, coriander-cumin seed powder and chilli powder and cook for 1 minute. Sprinkle the garam masala on top.

Method for Pakwan
1] Sieve the flour
2] Mix the flour with the cumin seeds, oil, salt and sufficient water and make a dough. Dough should not be too hard nor too soft
3] Let the dough rest for 15 min. Later,divide the dough into small portions.
4] Roll out a portion like a chapati
5] Prick the surface with fork/ knife,so that it don’t puff out(don’t forget to do this)
6] 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.
7] Serve with hot dal and finely chopped onion .

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