Dal Pithi | Dal Dhokli
A very famous recipe from the land of Bihar, Dal Pithi also known as Dal ki Dulhan in Purvanchal, Uttar Pradesh, is a delicious side dish that uses dal and wheat flour as main ingredients.
Ingredients
1 cup = 250 ml
FOR PRESSURE COOKING
- 1/2 cup whole wheat dough
- 1/2 cup arhar dal
- 1/2 cup moong dal
- Salt to taste
- 3 cup water
FOR TEMPERING
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp garlic roughly chopped
- 3 dry red chilies
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 to matoes grated or chopped
- Salt to taste
- Coriander leaves
Instructions
- Take dough and roll it with a rolling pin.
- Using some glass or round cutter, mark the cuts.
- Now shape the round dough in a way shown in picture below.
- Add washed & soaked (for 1/2 hour) arhar dal & moong dal in pressure cooker.
- Then add salt, water and dhokli. Mix.
- Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
- In the meantime prepare tadka and for that add oil in a pan.
- Add cumin, garlic and red chilies. Saute.
- Add onion and let it turn pink and translucent.
- Then add tomatoes and salt. Cook until raw smell of tomatoes goes.
- Lastly pour dal and mix.
- Garnish with chopped fresh coriander and enjoy.