Name: DAL KA DULHA recipe by Shobha Keshwani at BetterButter
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: (For making Dulha:); Whole wheat flour .... 1 and 1/2 cups; Carom seeds / ajwain .. 1/2 tsp; (For Dal); Toor dal ..... 1 cup; Tomato ....... 1 small; Tamarind juice ... 2-3 tbsps; Green chillies ... 1 chopped finely; Turmeric powder .. 1/4 tsp; Red chilli powder ... 1/4 tsp; Coriander leaves .. handful; (Tempering:); Cumin seeds ... 1 tsp; Asafoetida ...... 1 pinch; Red chillies .... 1 or 2 broken; Garlic ............ 2 cloves crushed; Oil .or ghee .............1-2 tbsps

ABOUT DAL KA DULHA RECIPE

Dal ka Dulha is such an interesting recipe from UP and Bihar. I was really fascinated when I saw this in the show Northern Flavours- Doosra Tadka by Chef Ajay Chopra. Small flower shaped dumplings made with wheat flour are cooked with lentils. It makes a complete meal on its own.

Ingredients Serving: 2

(For making Dulha:)
Whole wheat flour .... 1 and 1/2 cups
Carom seeds / ajwain .. 1/2 tsp
(For Dal)
Toor dal ..... 1 cup
Tomato ....... 1 small
Tamarind juice ... 2-3 tbsps
Green chillies ... 1 chopped finely
Turmeric powder .. 1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder ... 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves .. handful
(Tempering:)
Cumin seeds ... 1 tsp
Asafoetida ...... 1 pinch
Red chillies .... 1 or 2 broken
Garlic ............ 2 cloves crushed
Oil .or ghee .............1-2 tbsps

Instructions

Soak dal for couple of hours. Cook it in a pressure cooker with 3 cups of water, tomato and a little turmeric powder.
Knead the wheat flour adding the carom seeds, salt and enough water to make a soft dough.
Take a small portion of the dough and roll out a chapati. Using a cutter or a lid cut out roundels.
Take each roundel and using finger tips join the two edges and pinch lightly so that they don't open up while cooking.
Now do the same with other two edges to make it like a small flower like dumpling. Repeat with the remaining dough.
Heat water in a pan and boil the dumplings for about 5 minutes.
Now dilute the boiled dal adding some water and tamarind juice. Check the salt and add if required.
Tip in the dumplings into the boiling dal. Reduce the flame and simmer to cook them further until edible. Maintain the consistency of dal as you like it and add water accordingly.
Heat oil in a small pan and add the tempering ingredients. Add this tempering to the boiling dal and save a spoonful for garnishing.

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