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Sunday, March 2, 2008

Dalwali Roti/Dal Parathas

Attending weddings and all the ceremonies that accompany them are a whole lot of fun - the family gatherings, dance and music, dressing up in finery, the gossip and merry-making and most importantly, the lavish variety of cuisines that Indian weddings offer. Gorging on the rich, feasty spread day after day for almost two weeks, my tastebuds died and my senses could no longer take in the sight or smell of typical wedding food! All my hungry stomach craved for was some warm dal and rice. Back home in Dubai, I promptly made, what else, dal-chawal for the dil!! I often end up with left-over dal which are converted into dal parathas or dalwali rotis, which are easy to make and perfect for a filling breakfast. I used leftover toovar dal which tastes the best in the roti/paratha but moong/masoor dals will also work fine. If the dal is too watery, heat it to evaporate the liquid as much as you can, allow it to cool and keep it in the fridge to thicken, before using it for the rotis. Depending on the consistency of the dal, add atta/whole wheat flour to it, sufficient to make it into a dough. To give the rotis a crunch, add 1 minced onion, 2 minced green chillies and a handful of finely chopped coriander leaves even if the dal already has these ingredients. Add salt if necessary and knead into a dough in the same way as for rotis. Divide the dough into small balls. Roll out a ball into a circle and apply some ghee. Bring the edges together and twist into a ball again. Roll out the stuffed ball into a roti and roast evenly on both sides on a skillet till orange spots appear. Apply ghee on the roti and roast again till it is slightly crisp on the outside but soft inside. Serve hot with a dollop of butter, yoghurt and pickle. What you do with left over dal? Let me know through your comments.

19 comments:

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Shah cooks said...

what left over dal? i finish the dal! ur new template is looking cool. keep working on it.

srikars kitchen said...

looks great. yummy.....

Mandira said...

sounds delicious jyothsna. And what a cool new template. The cherries are really tempting!

zlamushka said...

hey, new layout, fab, i love the cherrries, so fresh and reeeed :-)

@the_whisk_affair said...

sounds great!! i might make this today! :-)

Devi Priya said...

Great looking parata...

ST said...

Sounds Great looking paratha....

Vani said...

dal paratha is such a cool idea!

Sagari said...

never tried these ,looks very yummyy

Shreya said...

Hi, I am new here. This is really nice, and I too have a dal roti recipe on my blog. :-)

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ST said...

Happy Vinayaka Chaturthi dear:))Everything looks awesome and lovely .

Aparna Balasubramanian said...

I do the same with leftover dal, when I have it. And it tastes even better.

Purnima said...

Hi Jyot, the dal parathas look great, nice recipe! (Tks for visiting my space, well I dont know what Koosa is! This veggie was under the label Zucchini, in vegetable section, which I used in Dal :D)

Sunshinemom said...

We do either this or khichdi:) Smells good!

kitchen queen said...

wow ur dalwali roti/parathas look delicious and yummy. You can visit my blog view my recipes and give ur comments

FH said...

Love the Dal parathas, never tried it with dal, J. Looks perfect and perfect for leftover dal if we thicken up. Good one.

Replied to your comment there about Rava idlis.

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