Homemade dal baati recipe
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Rajasthani
Serves: 6-7 baatis
 
Preparation time: 45 minutes Cooking time: 25 minutes Very delicious & traditional Rajasthani food dal baati recipe
Ingredients
For preparing baati
  • ½ cup wheat flour (atta)
  • ½ all-purpose wheat flour, refined (maida)
  • ½ semolina, suji/rava
  • 2 tbsp Bengal gram flour
  • 2 tsp ajwain
  • 1 tbsp ghee
  • Water as needed to make dough
  • Salt as needed
For preparing dal
  • 1 cup of mixed lentils (tuvar/arhar, moong, chana/split-Bengal-gram dal in equal quantity) + 1 tbsp urad/split black lentils
  • Spices (1.5 tsp garam masala, 2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp chilli powder, 2 tsp coriander powder, 1.5 tsp whole cumin seeds, pinches of asafoetida, 3-4 bay leaves)
  • 3 Green chilies
  • Dry mango powder/ lemon juice / tamarind pulp as needed to bring sour taste
  • ½ tbsp ghee
  • ½ tbsp vegetable oil
  • Salt as needed
  • 1.5 cups water
Instructions
Preparing baati
  1. Mix all ingredients for baati and add little water to make soft dough and wait for 30 minutes
  2. Now make 6-7 small balls with that dough, keep those in tandoor and cook for 15 minutes, after each 3-4 minutes check baati, change position of baati if possible so that those will be cooked perfectly in all sides
  3. Before serving, add ghee on the top of baati and keep those baati on a hot pan for 5 minutes and serve, you can even use microwave oven
Preparing dal
  1. Cook all lentils for 3-4 whistles and keep aside for further use
  2. Now heat oil in a cooking pan, then add all spices (except garam masala) one by one, add finely chopped green chillies and fry
  3. Now add boil mixed lentils with water and mix properly, let it starts boiling
  4. Then add garam masala & sour taste (dry mango powder,/lemon juice or tamarind pulp) and stir to mix
  5. Allow it to be cooked for next 5 minutes, switch of fire and add extra ghee & mix before serving
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