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Dal Bati Churma Recipe

Dal Bati Churma is a traditional, tasty meal made as a combo of savoury dal, deep fired wheat dough (bati) and crumbled, sweetened & flavoured bati (churma). Dal Bati Churma is a Rajasthani dish that is a must try at home for the assortment of taste & to make the day special.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Servings3 people
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

FOR DAL:

  • 1/4 cup chana dal
  • 1/4 cup toor dal
  • 1/4 cup moong dal
  • 1 tablespoon urad dal
  • 1 teaspoon garlic finely chopped
  • 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
  • 1 medium sized tomatoes chopped roughly
  • 2 teaspoon chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
  • 2 teaspoon coriander leaves finely chopped

TO TEMPER:

  • 1 tablespoon ghee
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 green chilli slitted
  • a pinch hing

FOR BATI:

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup fine sooji / rava
  • 2 tablespoon besan flour
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 3 tablespoon melted ghee
  • 1/4 teaspoon ajwain
  • salt to taste

FOR CHURMA:

FOR SERVING:

Instructions

DAL:

  • Rinse the dals well and pressure cook for 5 whistles along with a pinch of turmeric powder, salt and 3 cups of water.
  • Once pressure releases, mash it well with a ladle and set aside.
  • In a pan heat ghee – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ and let it splutter.
  • Add chopped onion, garlic and saute till onions turn transparent.
  • Then add tomatoes along with red chilli, turmeric, coriander and garam masala powders along with salt (adjust as we have already added in dal).
  • Sauté for few mins until raw smell of tomatoes leave.
  • Now add mashed dal and mix well.
  • Let the dal boil for 5 mins, add little water if its too thick.
  • Finally garnish with coriander leaves and switch off.

BATI:

  • In a mixing bowl – take all the ingredients listed under ‘for bati’, mix well and knead it together to form a stiff dough.
  • Divide the dough into small balls and flatten them using your palms.
  • Make a small indentation in the centre of the baatis using your thumb.
  • Arrange them in a baking tray.
  • Preheat oven at 180 deg C for 10mins.
  • Bake in preheated oven for at least 25-30mins or until the top turns golden.
  • When it is still hot, brush with ghee.

CHURMA:

  • In a mixing bowl -take wheat flour, rava and ghee, add water to form a stiff dough.
  • Make patties with your palms with a indentation at the center.
  • Heat oil (you can use ghee too) and deep fry the patties in hot oil till golden brown.
  • Turn over and cook for even cooking, cook in low medium flame.
  • Drain in tissue paper and set aside to cool down.
  • Once it is completely cool, break them into small pieces and grind it using a mixer.
  • Grind it a little coarse. I did it in batches as I used my small mixie jar.
  • Collect the mixture in a bowl, add powdered sugar and cardamom powder and mix well.
  • Chop almonds lengthwise add it along with ghee and give a quick mix.

Serving Suggestion :

  • Heat the dal again till piping hot.
  • Break the baatis and place it in serving plate, pour dal over it, drizzle ghee and sprinkle chopped onions, add lemon juice and have it with churma.
  • I loved to have it soaked for while then have it to enjoy the full flavours.

Notes

  • You can make churma a day before and refrigerate it.
  • Traditionally batis are deep fried in ghee but I used oil.
  • You can turn over the batis to other side after 10 mins for even baking.
  • The baatis are meant to have cracks as we have a stiff dough.
  • Use ghee generously that's the specialty of the dish.
 
Nutrition Facts
Dal Bati Churma Recipe
Amount Per Serving (150 g)
Calories 545 Calories from Fat 198
% Daily Value*
Fat 22g34%
Saturated Fat 11g69%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 7g
Cholesterol 44mg15%
Sodium 70mg3%
Potassium 503mg14%
Carbohydrates 74g25%
Fiber 14g58%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 19g38%
Vitamin A 522IU10%
Vitamin C 7mg8%
Calcium 112mg11%
Iron 5mg28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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