Contest recipe posted by Jyotsna Balasubramaniam. a) for the daal - toor dal, kadalai paruppu and payatham paruppu - one cup each 1 medium onion - finely chopped 1 tomato - finely chopped Green chillies - 4 slit lengthwise Salt - to taste Garam masala - 1/2 teaspoon Dhania powder - 1 tablespoon turmeric powderRed chilli powder - to taste tadka - jeera and hing and required oil Pressure cook the daals adding the turmeric powder for about 4-5 whistles. Add oil to a kadai and give the tadka with cumin seeds and a little bit of perungaayam.Fry the onions tomatoes and green chillies..Add the cooked daals and other spices mentioned above (except turmeric powder) and simmer for 5 mins. Remove and garnish with coriander leaves. (b) baati atta - 2 cups rawa - 1/2 a cup ghee - generously water knead the atta and other ingredients into a dough (with little water) to make slightly harder than for rotis... make small balls out of them and flatten them by hand.. Bake in the oven or grill for 10 mins each side..until it evenly turns brown. Serve either baatis soaked in dal, or broken baatis immersed in dal or hot baatis and dal separately.. Note : 1. the baked baatis can also be immersed in a bowl of ghee to soften them..2. milk/yogurt can also be added to make the baati dough |
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