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Daal Pithaura

Description

Dal pitthoura is a very famous main course of bhojpuria people. This perhaps the complete meal, as it contains protein, carbohydrate, vitamins and minerals. Dal Pithaura is also good for those people who like low calorie meals.

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Ingredients

At a glance
Cuisine
Bhojpuri
Cooking Method
Steam
Vegetarian
Difficulty
Moderate
Course/Dish
Main Course
Makes
4 persons

* Wheat flour - 250g
* Chana Sattu - 1 table spoon
* Chana dal, Masoor daal, Moong daal, Arhar daal, Urad daal, mix in same proportion - 200g
* Haldi powder - 1 table spoon
* Garlic - 7-8 flakes finely chopped
* Onion - 1 finally chopped
* Tomato - 1 finely chopped
* Ajwaain (thyme) - a pinch of
* Hing (asafoetida) - a pinch
* Tejpatta (bay leaf) - 2-3 pcs
* Deshi Ghee - 2 table spoon
* Salt - to taste
* Whole red-chilly - 2-3
* Garam masala powder - 1 tea spoon
* whole jeera - 1 tea spoon

Methods/steps

1. In wheat flour mix little bit salt, ajwaine, sattu and knead with water to a soft dough,
2. Half cook mix daal with salt,haldi and water in pressure cooker (around 1-2 whistle)
3. bring to boil daal without pressure and add  garam masala powder and tejpatta
4. Apply plenty of water to make a dilute daal.
5. Divide dough into loiyas (pedaas)and roll out small n thick puries
6. Using both hands bring the edges of puries up from four sides and press a little.
7. Drop these(puries) pitthis into the boiling daal one by one and cook 15 to 20 minutes
8. Daal pitthi will be ready when pitthi begin to float  indicating that they are now fully cooked.
9. Add tadkaa(chaounk)of jeera, red chilly, garlic, onion, heeng, in pure ghee
10. Serve with pureghee,aaloo chokha, papad, and chatney

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