Dal
Pakwan is a Sindhi recipe which is quite filling. Hence it is served as BRUNCH mostly. I happened to taste this dish in a wedding
and was fascinated by the taste of this dish.
The dal being hot with raw onions and sweet and green chutneys on top
with quite a large amount of chopped coriander on top of it is mouth watering.
Since
then I wanted to make this and post it on my blog but somehow I could not do
it. Last week I was having some time so
decided to make this dish. It is easy to
make as we can make the Pakwan and keep ready in a day or two in advance and
make the dal subsequently. This is what
exactly I did.
Ingredients for the Pakwan
1 cup
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Maida
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¼ cup
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Wheat flour (optional)
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¼ tsp
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Ajwain
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½ tsp
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Black pepper coarsely ground
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Salt
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2 tsp
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oil
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OIL FOR DEEP FRYING THE PAKWAN
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For the dal
1 /2 cup
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Chana dal
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¼ tsp
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Turmeric powder
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½ tsp
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Red chilli powder
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¼ tsp
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Garam masala powder
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Generous pinch of amchur powder
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Salt as required
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For the tadka and garnishing:
1 tbsp
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Ghee
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1 tsp
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Mustard seeds
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¼ tsp
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Cumin seeds
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1
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Green chilli finely chopped
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Few
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Curry leaves
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Generous pinch of asafoetida
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Chopped coriander leaves
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Others:
Sweet chutney
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Green chutney
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Theeka chutney
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Sweet curd (optional)
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Chopped onion
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Method:
PAKWAN:
Mix
all the ingredients in a bowl. Add some
water and make a dough out of it not very tight and not very loose.
Divide
the dough into equal parts and roll out small puris. Prick them with the fork so that the same
will not puff up like puris. We want
flat puris like we get in the market .
Deep fry them in oil till golden brown and keep it on absorbent paper to
remove the excess oil. Store it in
airtight containers.
DAL:
Soak
the chana dal overnight. Wash and cook
them directly with salt and turmeric powder.
The dal should get cooked at the same time should not be mushy.
Add
the masalas and simmer for two minutes.
Switch off gas. Prepare the tadka
and pour it on top of the dal.
How
to serve:
Break
the puri into 4-6 pieces. Put dal on top of it. Put the chutneys as
required by you. Put the chopped onion
and coriander leaves and serve hot.
NOTE:
If
you want, you can add bit chaat masala powder and roasted cumin seed powder on
top of it.
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