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Dal Bati Churma a very special Rajasthani dish without mentioning about it Rajasthani food is incomplete,dal bati churma is a nice combination of lentils bread and semi-sweet churma.this is a whole meal dish.if you are visiting Rajasthan don't forget to taste this dish and if not try this amazing recipe right now.

Ingredients

Dal :

1/2 cup Urad dal

1/2 cup chana dal

1/2tsp.turmeric powder

1/4tsp.red chili powder

1 tsp.coriander powder

Salt

For tempering :

1medium sized onion chopped

4-5 garlic cloves

2-3 green chili

1" ginger

1 medium-sized tomato chopped

1tsp.Garam masala

chopped coriander leaves

Ghee/oil

Bati :

1 cup wheat flour

Salt

ghee/oil

lukewarm water

Churma :

1/2 cup wheat flour

Salt

ghee/oil

lukewarm water

mixed dry fruits (cashew nut, almonds & raisins)

Green cardamom powder

sugar

Method :

Dal

1.wash and soak dal for 20min.after that drain the water and transfer the dal to the pressure cooker

    add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, salt and water  to it pressure cook it.

2. In a pan take 4-5tbsp.oil/ghee according to your choice as oil starts heating add cumin seeds,

     asafetida now add chopped garlic let it cook now goes in chopped onion mix it well, let it cook

     until it turns pinkish.

3.Add a pinch of turmeric, red chili, coriander powder, and garam masala mix it well add chopped

   tomato mix nicely and let it cook until it turns soft, now add dal to it if thick add some lukewarm

   water to it cook for another 5min.garnish with coriander leaves

Bati

1.In a big bowl take wheat flour  make a well in it now add ghee to it and rub it nicely so that

   bati becomes soft add some salt to it, with the help of lukewarm water knead a stiff dough.cover it

   with a damp cloth let it rest for 15min.

2.Divide the dough into equal parts, now take the dough and make round shape ball while making

   make a plus sign impression with your hand and again shape, like this make all the bati's

3.keep the bati in baking tray bake it for 20-22min on both side at a temperature of 180-degree celsius


Churma

1.Take 2-3 baked bati grind them to powder form, in a pan take 3-4 tbsp ghee when it heats add the

    powder to it cook it for 3-4 minutes, keep on mixing add cardamom powder to it close the gas and

     sugar to it either powdered  or granulated and add all the dry fruits

  Dip the bati in ghee and pour some ghee on dal and churma on side serve hot

Note :

1.while making bati use lukewarm water make a tight dough

2.After 20min.do check your bati and flip it over

3.If soggy let it bake for another 5minutes

4.Bati should be dipped nicely in ghee