One very popular dish of Rajasthan is Dal Bati. One just can’t talk about Rajasthani food and not talk about Dal Bati. Here’s how it is prepared.
Ingredients
For Dal:
• 1/3 cup gram dal
• 1/3 cup toor dal
• 1/3 cup moong dal
• Red Chili powder: 2 tablespoons
• Turmeric powder: 1 tablespoon
• Coriander powder: 1 spoon
• Garam Masala: 1/2 tablespoon
• Cloves: 4-5
• Cumin: ½ tablespoon
• Bay leaves: 2
• A pinch of asafetida
• A pinch of amchoor
• Tamarind
• Ghee: 1 spoon
• Salt: According to taste.
• Garlic buds: 3-4
For Bati:
• Wheat flour: 3 cups
• Semolina: 2 cups
• Gram flour: 1 cup
• Milk: 1 cup
• Ghee: 2 spoons
• Salt: according to taste.
Method
For Dal:
• Wash the pulses and boil them in pressure cooker.
• In a bowl, mix chillies, turmeric, coriander and garam masala powder in 3 teaspoons of water.
• Take a pan and heat the ghee in it. Add the garlic buds, cumin, asafetida, and fry them well.
• After frying the ingredients, add the mixture of the spices in the pan and cook for some time.
• Add boiled pulses, tamarind, amchoor, and salt.
• Cook for 5-7 minutes.
For Bati:
• Mix all the above mentioned ingredients and knead into a dough.
• Divide the dough in small equal; parts, and make circular balls of it.
• Press these spheres with your palm lightly.
• Cook them in the Bati oven.
• After it is cooked, add ghee to it.
Serve your Dal and Bati hot.