Daal-Bafla

Ingredients

For the baaflas:

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• pinch of salt
• water to knead
• oil to fry

For the daal:

• 1 tsp. chopped garlic
• 1/2 tsp. chopped green chili
• 1 small onion chopped
• 1 small tomato chopped
• 1/2 tsp. jeera
• 2-3 whole red chilies
• 1 tbsp of fresh coriander leaves, chopped
• juice of half lime
• salt to taste
• 1 cup of cooked daal
• 2 tsp. of ghee
• 1 tbsp. of oil

Method

For the baaflas:

• Add flour, salt to a bowl and Knead it into a Dough to medium tough consistency, make round cakes of it.
• Put water to boil, add the prepared rounds and let it boil till they start floating on top. Then take them out on a kitchen towel.
• Then heat oil in a wok fry the boiled baaflas till golden brown outside frying gives a crunch to the baaflas.

For the daal:

• Heat oil in a pan, add jeera, allow it to crackle.
• Add chopped ginger and garlic, sauté till starts to appear golden. Add whole red chilies.
• Add onion sauté till golden.
• Add green chili, and cooked daal, mix well. Also add chopped tomatoes, simmer for 2-4 minutes and switch it off. Stir in some lemon juice and sprinkle chopped coriander. Pour over lots of ghee.
• To eat just like daal baati, break the baaflas and add to the daal. Enjoy