Dal Baati Churma

Ingredients

For baati
• 4 cup wholewheat flour/aata
• 1 cup Semolina/Sooji
• 1/2 cup Clarified butter/ghee
• 1 tsp Carom seeds/ajwain
• 1/4 tsp Baking soda
• Salt, as per taste

For churma
• Use 2 bati made from above mixture.
• 2-3 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp ghee

For dal
• 1/4 cup lentil each(urad,tuvar,masur,mung,channa)
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tbsp oil
• Pinch of heeng or asafoetida
• 1 onion large chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger- garlic chopped
• 2-3 green chillies
• 2 large tomatoes chopped
• Salt as per taste

Instructions

For baati
1. Knead the dough with warm water and a little stiff consistency.
2. Keep it covered for 30 mins.
3. Divide the dough in 18-20 portions of round balls.
4. Cook baati on a grill until cracks appear and all sides looked cooked.
5. In an oven, it would take 15-20 minutes at 180 degree C.
6. Once the baati is cooked, break it into pieces.Add few spoonfuls of ghee.
7. Serve it with mixed dal.

For the dal(brief steps)
1. Pressure cook your choice of dal/lentils with spices and salt.Keep it aside.
2. In a pan,heat oil,add ginger-garlic and chillies.
3. Add onions and salt.Cook till rawness disappears.
4. Now add chopped tomatoes and cook until they soften.
5. Add boiled dal to this mix.
6. Garnish with coriander. Serve hot

For choorma (quick option)
1. Use the above bati(2 bati).
2. Break into small pieces.Add 2-3 tsp. of sugar and 2 tsp. of ghee.
3. Process in a food processor.
4. Serve on room temperature.