Dal Baati Churma - South Asian Recipe

Dal Baati Churma

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**Baati (baked wheat balls):**

Ingredients

• 400 g whole wheat flour
• 100 g semolina
• 4 tbsp ghee
• ½ tsp salt
• Water to knead (stiff dough)
• 50 g each: toor, chana, moong, urad, masoor dal
• 4 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp red chili, 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp amchur
• Salt
• 200 g whole wheat flour
• 3 tbsp ghee
• 4 tbsp jaggery, grated
• 2 tbsp assorted nuts, crushed
• ½ tsp cardamom

Method

1. Kneading — Knead stiff dough for baati. Shape into 8 balls. Bake on fire embers 25 min, or in 200°C (400°F) oven 40 min, turning halfway.
2. Soaking — Soak and boil all five dals until very soft. Make spiced tadka and combine.
3. Step 3 — For churma: rub ghee into flour, add water to make stiff dough. Bake small pieces, then crumble and mix with jaggery, nuts, cardamom.
4. Serving — Serve baati broken and dipped in generous ghee, alongside dal and churma.

Tags: whole wheat flour, semolina, ghee, water to knead, each: toor · Source: Brittani's Almanac