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Dal Bafla

May-23-2018
Aarti Sharma
30 minutes
Prep Time
60 minutes
Cook Time
5 People
Serves
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ABOUT Dal Bafla RECIPE

Currently living in Canada. I miss Dal Bafla in Canada so much as here no restaurant serves it. :-(

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Festive
  • Rajasthan
  • Boiling
  • Frying
  • Main Dish
  • Vegan

Ingredients Serving: 5

  1. For Bafla : Whole wheat flour – 2 cups
  2. Semolina – ½ cup
  3. Gram Flour – ¼ cup
  4. Yogurt – ½ cup
  5. Carom Seeds – 1/4 tsp
  6. Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp
  7. Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
  8. Ghee – ½ cup
  9. Water – for making dough
  10. Salt – to taste
  11. Oil – to deep fry
  12. For Dal : Arhar Dal – 1-1/4 Cup (washed and soaked in enough water for an hour)
  13. Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
  14. Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp
  15. Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp
  16. Salt – to taste
  17. Red Chilli Powder – to taste
  18. Whole Dry Red Chillies – 2 to 3
  19. Ghee – 1 tbsp
  20. Asafoetida – a pinch
  21. Fresh Coriander Leaves – a handful (chopped)
  22. For Serving : Bafla
  23. Onion – 2 (chopped)
  24. Tomato – 2 (chopped)
  25. Fresh Coriander Leaves – a handful (chopped)

Instructions

  1. For Bafla : Take a large mouth bowl and add whole wheat flour, semolina, gram flour, salt, carom seeds, cumin seeds. Mix well. Now add ghee and mix well for 2 to 3 minutes.
  2. Now add yogurt and mix well. Add enough water and make a stiff dough. Divide the dough into small balls. Just press the ball with your thumb to give it a circular shape and make a hole in it.
  3. Boil water with turmeric powder in a vessel. Once it starts boiling add the dough balls and let it cook. Cook till they starts floating on the surface. Then drain the water and make the dough balls dry.
  4. Heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry the dough balls until golden and crisp. Drain on an absorbent paper.
  5. For Dal : Pressure cook the soaked dal with salt, turmeric powder and 2 cups of water till 2 whistles
  6. Heat ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds, mustards seeds, whole dry red chillies and asafoetida and saute it for a minute. red chill powder and mix.
  7. Now pour it over the cooked dal. Now add coriander leaves and mix well. Adjust the spices.
  8. For Serving : Break bafla into bites in a serving plate and pour some dal over it. Top it with the chopped onions, tomatoes, and coriander leaves and serve immediately.

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Payal Singh
May-29-2018
Payal Singh   May-29-2018

Simple yet delicious.

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