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Toor Dal Ghughra

How to make toor dal ghughra? Toor Dal Ghughra Recipe

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How to make toor dal ghughra? Toor Dal Ghughra Recipe

Whether deep-fried or baked, ghughras make tea-time significantly more interesting! However the baked version should be served immediately else it will harden as time passes. While the ghughras are tupically half-moon shaped, you can also make them in any shape you want!!
Ingredients:
  • 1 cup boiled Laxmi Toor Dal
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 3–4 pieces chopped dates
  • 2 tbsp dried coconut
  • 1 tbsp charoli
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder
  • ½ tsp nutmeg powder
  • 1 tbsp raisins
  • 1 tsp poppy seeds
  • 1 cup refined flour
  • 2 tsp ghee
  • Oil for frying
  • For garnishing-
  • Saffron soaked in hot water
  • Cardamom powder
Method:
  • In a bowl add sugar to the boiled toor dal and mix well. Add dates, dried coconut, charoli, cardamom powder, raisin and poppy seeds to it. Mix well and prepare the stuffing. Let it cool for some time.
  • In a bowl, combine flour and ghee to prepare the dough. Take small portions from the dough and roll into puris. Place the stuffing on one puri and seal it with another puri. Press the sides and bend it to make the ghughra. Fry the ghughra in ghee till it turns light pink. Sprinkle saffron soaked in hot water and cardamom powder on it.
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Dal Baati Recipe

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Dal Baati

A traditional Rajasthani dish, dal baati is a combination of spicy dal and crunchy baatis.The dal is made up of 3 different kinds of dals namely toor dal,chana dal and urad dal.
Ingredients:
For Dal
  • 1/4 Cup of toor dal
  • 1/4 Cup of urad dal
  • 1/4 Cup of chana dal
  • 2 Tomatoes
  • 2 Green chillies
  • 1 Piece ginger
  • 1/2 Tsp garam masala
  • 1 Tsp red chilly powder
  • 1 Tsp dhaniya powder
  • 1/4 Tsp turmeric (haldi powder)
  • 3 Tbsp chopped coriander leaves
  • Salt as per taste
  • 2 Tbsp ghee
  • 2 Tsp jeera
  • 1/4 Tsp asafoetida
For Baati
  • 1 Cup wheat flour
  • 2 Tbsp sooji
  • 2 Tbsp Ghee
  • 1/4 Tsp ajwain
  • 2 pinches of baking powder
  • Salt as per requirement
Method:
  • Soak the dals for about 1 hour and then pressure cook them in 2 cups of water on a medium flame for 3 whistles.
  • Make a puree of tomatoes,green chillies and ginger.
  • Now take a kadai put some ghee in it and heat it on medium flame.Then add jeera and hing.By stirring it on a low flame add dhaniya powder and turmeric powder.
  • After that add the puree and mix it properly. Put some chilly powder, salt and garam masala.Fry until ghee come on the top.
  • Add dal and mash it properly.Add some water to it for consistency.Let them boil for some 2-3 minutes.Switch off the flame but before that add some coriander leaves.
  • Now for baati,take a bowl, mix wheat flour,sooji,ajwain,salt and ghee.Mix it properly then add a little water and make a dough that it a bit stiff. It should have cracks on it.
  • Set the oven temp on 190 degree C, pre heat it and on the other side 8-10 equal sized balls and flatten it for easy cooking. Bake these baatis for about 10 minutes. After 10 minutes turn them and again bake until they turn golden.
  • Before serving,heat some ghee in the kadai,dip the baatis in it and serve it with the prepared dal.
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Dal Fry

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Dal fry is something which is famous for its taste and the amount of nutrition present in the dal used.Dal fry is made of variety of spices to make it delicious and tasty.
Ingredients:
  • 1 Cup Toor Dal/Arhar Dal
  • 1 Cup
  • 2.5 Cups of water
  • 1 Tsp of salt
  • 1/4 Tsp turmeric powder(haldi powder)
  • 3 Tbsp ghee or butter
  • 1 Cup mediumly cut tomatoes
  • 1/2 Tsp Jeera seeds (cumin seeds)
  • 1/2 Tsp Rai(mustard seeds)
  • 1/8 Tsp hing
  • 2 Dry red chillies(whole)
  • 1 Cup mediumly cut tomatoes
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 Tsp green chilly (finely chopped)
  • 2 Tsp ginger (finely shredded)
  • 2 Tsp Cilantro finely chopped
  • 1 Tsp of sugar
  • 1/2 Tsp of amchoor powder
  • 1/4 Tsp of garam masala
Method:
  • Take a cup of toor dal/arhar dal wash it thoroughly and soak it for around one hour in a water(3 cups).The volume of the dal will get doubled after it is soaked in the water.Now drain the water.
  • Take a pressure cooker,put the dal in it with 2 or 2.5 cups pf water adding turmeric powder and salt(as per taste). Cook it on a medium heat.
  • Turn the heat to medium flame once the pressure cooker starts to steam.After turning off the heat wait till the steam escapes before you open the cooker.Thickness of the dal should be seen.
  • Now take a sauce pan and put some ghee in it. Once the ghee is heated add some cumin seeds,rai seeds,hing and red chillies (whole).After sometime add bay leaf,green chillies,chilly powder and ging in it and stir.
  • After that add some tomatoes,sugar and salt.Stir it and cook until the tomatoes become a little tender.
  • In the end add mango powder(amchoor),garam masala and cilantro and cook for a while.
  • Now you can pour this mix over the dal and mix it properly.
  • Your dal fry is ready now.Serve it with plain rice or bread.