Delicious Dal Bati

Dal Bati  



For Dal


Ingredients
1  1/2  cup arhar dal / tuar dal/rahar dal
1 teaspoon  ginger garlic paste
1 medium red onion chopped
1 cup tomato chopped
1/2 teaspoon haldi (turmeric)
Pinch of hing
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garam masala
2 tablespoons ghee ( clarified butter)
1/2 teaspoon jeera(cumin seed )
1/4 teaspoon lal Mirch powder (red chili powder )
Method
Soak  dal  for atleast 1/2 hrs ,After soaking, dal will be about two and a half times the volume .rinse them well in cold water,place  dal in a pressure cooker with 5cups of water  , haldi ,hing &1/2 teaspoon of G&G paste and it  for 3-4 whistles or cook until cooked, almost mushy . heat a pan add ghee cumin ,  ginger-garlic paste, and onions. Saute until aromatic, onions gets soft and golden in colour add turmeric, (coriander powder optional) gram masala stir it about a min now add tomato cook for 5 min until the tomato leave the oli ,add dal mix it will ,  reduce the heat to simmer,  add salt close the lid and slow cook for 10 min. add  chopped green coriander.


 For Baati

Ingredients
2  1/ 2 cup wheat flour
1/2 cup suji
1/ 4 teaspoon baking soda
Salt as per taste
2 tablespoon ghee / oil (moyen)
Water ( for kneading a dough )
In a big bowl add flour ,suji  ghee and rub it into flour using your fingertips. Knead dough  by adding little water at a time. And keep aside& let  rest it for 10 to 15min divide the dough into equal sized and shape  each into round sized flatten a bit by pressuring it using your thumb ,
Now preheat the oven or gar tandor for 10 mins place each baati into cookie sheet and bake it for bake for 30 to 35 min at 180° c
 dip each bati in ghee or soak it in ghee
how to eat
Smash  bati with your hands , Break them into small pieces in your plate.pour dal over smashed batis mix together add  spoon full of ghee on top of this And eat it. I find it delicious enjoy .