Name: Dal pakwan recipe by Rupali Kolvekar at BetterButter
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: For the dal; 1 cup channa dal (split bengal gram); 1/4 tsp turmeric; Salt to taste; 2 tsp chilly pd; 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera); 1/2 tsp dry mango powder(amchur pd); For pakwan; 2 cups plain flour (maida); 2 tbsp oil (any cooking oil); 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp carom seeds(ajwain); Salt to taste; Oil for deep frying; Water as required; For garnishing; Tamarind chutney; 2 tbsp Chopped onions; Coriander leaves

ABOUT Dal pakwan RECIPE

One of the popular sindhi breakfast recipe. It is basically bengal gram (chana dal) served with pakwan(crisp fried Indian bread)

Ingredients Serving: 5

For the dal
1 cup channa dal (split bengal gram)
1/4 tsp turmeric
Salt to taste
2 tsp chilly pd
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tsp dry mango powder(amchur pd)
For pakwan
2 cups plain flour (maida)
2 tbsp oil (any cooking oil)
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp carom seeds(ajwain)
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying
Water as required
For garnishing
Tamarind chutney
2 tbsp Chopped onions
Coriander leaves

Instructions

Wash and soak channa dal for 1 hr, drain and boil with 3 cups of water, salt, turmeric in a cooker (gv 3 whistles)
Switch off the flame, once the pressure is released take dal in bowl
Heat oil in in small kadai, add cumin when it crackles add chilly pd and amchur pd, swith off the flame and add this tempering on boiled dal, garnish it with some chopped onion, coriander leaves and tamarind chutney and keep aside
Now for pakwan combine all the ingredients listed for pakwan in large mixing bowl
Add some water to this and knead a firm dough
Divide the dough into 12 equal portions
Roll it like puris and prick it with fork at regular intervals (very important to prick or else pakwans will puff)
Heat the oil in kadai and deep fry it on medium flame
Fry it till it turns crisp and golden brown from both the sides
Similarly fry rest pakwans, drain on absorbent paper
Pakwans are ready to serve
Dal pakwan is ready to serve

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