Dal Paratha

Jai Shri Krishna from garvi Gujarat! :D Today, I made dal parathas. And before you make fun of the shape of my parathas, lemme warn you. This time, they DIDN'T look like a part of Australia :|


Anyway, here are the ingredients you'll need:


- 1 cup wheat flour
- 2 tsp oil


For the filling, get:


- Salt to taste
- 1/2 cup moong dal
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 pinch turmeric powder
- 1 pinch asafoetida (heeng)
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 2 tsp oil
- Salt to taste
- Oil as needed


Here's how:


1. Sabse pehle, sieve the flour and knead a soft dough (don't play with it - it's not playdough, remember?) :P Then keep aside.


2. Soak moong dal for an hour. Then wash, drain and keep aside.


3. Uske baad, cook the dal in a cup of water.


4. Then, heat oil in a pan, and add the cumin seeds & asafoetida. And fry till they start to pop.


5. Now, add the cooked dal, turmeric powder & red chili powder. Mix well. And cook till the mixture is dry. Then let it cool.


6. Take a bit of the dough, make a puri out of it and put the dal mixture in the center. Then, close it from all sides, and roll it out like a paratha.


7. Finally, heat a tava and cook the paratha by putting oil on both sides.

8. Serve hot with curry/pickle/chutney. Smack!