Dal Pakwan - Sindhi Breakfast

Ingredients for Dal

Chana dal - 1 cup ( soaked for 4 hours)
Tomatoes grated  - 2 large
Green Chillies - 2 finely chopped
ginger  1 inch finely chopped
hing - 1/2 tsp
haldi - 1/2 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
ghee for tempering
4 cups of water

Method

Step 1

1. In a a cooker add ghee
2. Heat ghee and add  hing, jeera, green chillies, ginger and tomatoes.
3. Add haldi, soaked and drained dal and saute till the water from tomatoes evaporates.
4. Add salt , water and close the lid & cook the dal for 3 - 4 whistles till done.

Step 2 :

Ingredients

1. Ghee
2. Jeera
3. Bhuna jeera powder
4. Garam masala
5. red chilli powder
6. Amchur
7. chopped coriander

1. Sprinkle bhuna jeera and garam masala,red chilli powder and amchur on the dal.
2. Heat ghee add jeera when it splutters add it to the dal.
3. Take a mathani and mix the dal well. ( Dal ko ghotna hai)
4. Add green chutney and imli chutney and onion slices before serving

For Pakwan

1. Maida - 250 gms
2. Ajwain - 1 tsp
3. Jeera  - 1 tsp
4. Oil  -2 tablespoons
5. Salt to taste
6. Hot water to knead the dough
7. Oil for frying

Method

1. Take maida and add salt, ajwain, jeera, warm oil and mix.
2. Knead the dough very well with hot water
3. Heat oil in kadhai
4. Rollt out very thin small chapati sized rounds
5. Prick them & deep fry till golden brown crisps.
6. Drain on a kitchen tissue
7. Serve with dal