Rajasthani Dal - Baati

Dal-baati-churma these three are the most popular and traditional dishes From the beautiful and color full state Rajasthan.These three dishes are commonly eaten on the special occasions like wedding ceremonies and also some religious occasions. Baati is a hard, unleavened bread which is made by whole wheat flour and cooked on coals and then served with ghee and dal. It is considered as a long shelf life and nutritional food.When you cook them on the coals they turns heard from out side but soft and sponge from in side.Break cooked hot baati with your hand pour lots of dal and ghee over it and enjoy it hot.

Dal-Baati is my 3rd dish from Rajasthan for Blogging Marathon-6

I didn't cook the baatis on coals,I baked them in the oven at 220C for 45 minutes.

let's check how I made them....

INGREDIENTS:--

Whole wheat flour --- 1 cup

Suji ----- 1 tab sp

Salt ---- 1/2 tea sp

Saunf -- 2 teasp

Ajwain --- 2 tea sp

Water to make a soft dough

METHOD:---

1.Take flour,suji, saunf, ajwain,salt in to a mixing bowl add enough water and knead in to a soft dough cover and leave a side for 1 hour.

2. Take the dough and roll in to small lemon size balls and leave a side for few minutes.

3. Cook this wheat dalls on hot coals till they puffed up and golden in color.

4. if you would like to bake them in the oven then preheat the oven at 200 C for 10 minutes.

5. Place the wheat balls on a baking try and brush with ghee and bake them at 220C for 45 - 50 min.Here the baking time depends on your oven heat my oven took 45 min so check in between and turn off the heat

Serve hot Batti s with lots of dal and ghee enjoy.

Check my Dal recipe here

Lets check what my other friend were cooking today