Dal Ke Phool/Wheat Flour Dumplings Dipped In Lentils

About Dal Ke Phool/Wheat Flour Dumplings Dipped In Lentils
This is a traditional recipe from eastern UP & is now a kind of extinct recipe because of obvious new generations liking of junk food.But if you want to feed your family with aleast one healthy meal a day then this can be a very good option as it is tasty healthy easy & quick to prepare.
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Recipe Time & More
Ingredients
- 1 cup Arhar Dal (tur dal)
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tbsp Onion (finally chopped)
- 1/4 tbsp Garlic (finally chopped)
- 1/4 tbsp Ginger (finally chopped)
- Green Chillies (as per taste)
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 pinch Asafoetida
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1-2 tsp Salt (or as per taste)
- 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 6 cup Water
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Instructions
- Pressure cook dal with 2 cups water, salt & turmeric powder. Dal will be cooked after 1 long whistle on high flame & 2 small whistles on low flame. Rest it to release the pressure.
- Knead Flour with some salt & water like you knead it for your daily chapatis.Roll it into upto 3 inch diameter & make a flower of it by bringing four sides together in center.
- Now add remaining water in dal and bring it to boil. When it reaches to its boiling point drop flowers carefully one by one into it.
- Close the pressure cooker lid & cook it on medium flame till it whistles. Typically 5 -6 min. Switch off the gas & rest it again to release the pressure.
- In another pan heat oil . Add cumin seeds , asafoetida & splutter. After that add ginger garlic & onion. Cook till everything becomes golden brown.Pour immediately to the dal & phool mix. Serve hot with achar & papad.
Recipe Notes
- Don’t put the dumplings in dal until it reaches to boiling point . They will stick to each other.
- If you don’t want to give this shape you can simply roll small thick chapaties upto 4 inch diameter & cook in boiling dal
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Perfect dish! Can’t wait to cook it.
I’m in love with this recipe already!
What a great recipe! Thanks for sharing.
Such a tempting dish! Thank you.
This looks so tasty! Thank you.