Sindhi special Dal pakwan

Sindhi special Dal pakwan

Ingredients

• Chana dal (soaked for an hour)    1 cup
• Chopped onions                             1 cup
• Chopped fresh coriander              1/2 cup
• Chilli powder                                1 tsp
• Garam masala powder                 1 tsp
• Haldi powder                                a pinch
• Aamchur (dried mango powder) 1 tsp
• Jeera (cumin)                              1/4 tsp
• Sliced green chillies                    4 to 5 nos
• Karepatta                                     few
• Salt to taste
• Oil                                               1 tsp

Process

Cook soaked chana dal with a pinch of haldi and 1 cup of water for 3 whistles in a pressure cooker. When done keep the pressure cooker aside and let it cool. After 15 mins open the lid of the cooker and put it on the flame. Add 1/2 cup of water, 3/4 tsp chilli powder, aamchur powder and 3/4 tsp garam masala powder. Mix all the items well and add salt to it.Cook the dal till medium thick. Now keep a pan on the stove and add a spoon of oil. Add jeera, sliced green chillies and karepatta and saute. Now off the flame and add remaining chilli powder and garam masala powder to it. Now immediately transfer the contents to dal in the pressure cooker. Now add finely chopped coriander to dal and close the lid. We can use fried dried methi (kasuri methi) instead of coriander.

After 1 hour open the lid of cooker and serve dal as shown in the picture in a bowl with a piece of fried papad. Now dal pakwan is ready to serve with phulka or with paratha.