Recipe
Dal Bati
Rajasthani dal bati with crispy baked wheat balls and churma
Prep
20 min
Cook
45 min
Serves
6
Level
hard
Ingredients
- 1 cup toor dal
- 1/2 cup chana dal
- 2 cups wheat flour
- 1/2 cup semolina
- 4 tbsp ghee (for bati)
- Ghee for soaking
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 dried red chilies
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
Method
- 1
Cook both dals together with turmeric until soft, mash well.
- 2
Temper dal with cumin, garlic and dried chilies in ghee.
- 3
Mix wheat flour, semolina, ghee and salt into stiff dough.
- 4
Shape into round balls, bake at 180C for 25 minutes until golden.
- 5
Break hot bati and soak generously in melted ghee.
- 6
Serve bati dipped in dal with churma on the side.
